ESCMID members balancing scientific careers with family responsibilities or unexpected situations can receive career support with our ESCMID CAREer Grant and hire qualified support personnel to reduce their workload. Apply before 15 January 2025: www.escmid.org/science-rese... #IDSky #clinmicro

Ancient DNA evidence supports the idea that T. Pallidum was endemic in the Americas, and came to Europe with Columbus, bottlenecked then spread outwards with European expansions and human trafficking as the syphilis we see today www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Association, NOT causation. Read with great care. Infection is a major cause of preterm labour or congenital malformation. Infection is treated with antibiotics. Therefore the two are associated. Like plaster casts with broken bones.

Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟@absteward.bsky.social · 2y ago

Another meta! 🆕✨Systematic review and meta-analysis The association between prenatal antibiotic exposure and adverse long-term health outcomes in children #idsky www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...

Further updates from the Africa CDC on the Mystery Malady in Panzi, Kwango Province, DRC. 32 deaths and 527 cases, with most cases and deaths in children. Testing so far has only identified existing concerns - malaria and malnutrition, but further testing needed to rule out novel infections.

The ProMED mods are putting their money on a classic dry season meningococcal disease outbreak for the undiagnosed group of deaths in south-west Democratic Republic of Congo promedmail.org www.bbc.com/news/article...

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#IPwD Disability is also not necessarily a fixed, visible state. I don’t need a wheelchair, but I can’t queue for long. I can walk to the train, but give me that damn seat when I get there! I can work hard, but have to rest more. Look, think, and be kind. And make your conferences available online!

Royal College of Emergency Medicine@rcem.ac.uk · 2y ago

#IDPwD It's International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We have a insightful range of learning to support healthcare workers, starting with the Learning Disabilities Toolkit from @drlizherrieven.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/rcemLDToolkit #IDPD2024 (🧵1/3)

Preparing to return to work in clinical microbiology after a long long time by attacking the really scary stuff: giving drugs to babies 😅 any other recommendations welcome!