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Tom Yates
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But he was useless
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Surely a big part of this is that TB causes bronchiectasis and NTM thrive in damaged lung?
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I don't think there are mouse papers in the issue, and mouse models weren't a big focus at the meeting

I'm an epidemiologist by training, but @strangviruslab.bsky.social is a CMV virologist and will have a view
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Well done, look forward to reading!

Eliza Nemes suggested badging QFN 0.2 - 0.7 IU/ml as 'indeterminate'

Did QFN using 0.7 threshold perform better?

Perhaps single gene transcripts could be used to resolve indeterminate IGRAs?

Do you have to assay RNA, or could you measure IFN or TNFa directly?
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I think there are major advantages to the approach

Why expect optimal duration to be a standard number of days, e.g. 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, etc?

With DURATIONS, even if you don't manage to prove non inferiority of e.g. 7 days, top end of the confidence interval can still allow you to shorten treatment
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Perhaps, but Matteo published the DURATIONS design paper 7 years ago now

What if the optimal duration turns out to be e.g. 10 days?
October 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Why are we still doing duration A vs duration B trials?
October 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Scenario I'm considering has patient on long course of cefazolin for another indication
October 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM