#Verona is ancient #ammonite

📣In a prospective nationwide Danish cohort of adults with #VZV #encephalitis: - fever was present at admission in only 39% - early receipt (<6h) of #acyclovir did not reduce mortality or significantly improve other outcomes at 6 months #IDSky #clinmicro #virosky www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

Time to acyclovir and outcome of varicella zoster virus encephalitis: A prospective population-based cohort study

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a leading cause of encephalitis. This study aimed to examine associations between timing of acyclovir and outcome of patients with VZV encephalitis.

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Everything is a zoonosis! Drawing/listing challenge. #45- Wallaby Because @pharmageddon.bsky.social asked for it 😇 Very comprehensive resource found here: arwh.org/wp-content/u... #IDSky #VetSky #MedSky

“Optimism in infectious diseases is not naive; it is practical.”

Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 2w ago

So proud of our @cmicomms.bsky.social editorial fellow Victor Dahl for his gorgeous essay in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social The Optimism in Front of Us. #IDSky #clinmicro @hoferu.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📣 New evidence that #UTI & bacterial vaginosis exist on a continuum of dysbiosis. In this metagenomic study of >600 adults, women with UTI symptoms were nearly 3x more likely to have Nugent #BV. #Lactobacillus crispatus is a protector. #IDSky #UTISky #MicroSky www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

Vaginal dysbiosis is associated with urinary symptoms and urinary tract infection: A case–control study

Limited data suggest that bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the composition of the vaginal microbiome may be associated with urinary symptoms and urinary tract infection (UTI). We investigated these relati...

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So proud of our @cmicomms.bsky.social editorial fellow Victor Dahl for his gorgeous essay in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social The Optimism in Front of Us. #IDSky #clinmicro @hoferu.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The optimism in front of us

The world often feels dark when seen through today's headlines. Conflict, division, mistrust, and crisis compete for attention.1 However, working and training in infectious diseases offers a different...

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📣New #Communicable drops Mon 27 July! Kicking off our new 'Ask me anything' series, hosts Nav Narayanan & Thomas Tängdén invite EUCAST & CLSI leadership – Sören Gatermann, Christian Giske & Amy Mathers – to answer your questions on setting breakpoints, clarifying common misconceptions, and more! 🎙️

There are no population-wide screening programmes for sexually transmitted infections #STI in Poland beyond antenatal testing for #syphilis Kadylak et al. describe STI trends in Poland from 2013-2024, including demographic and geographic patterns relevant for STI control #IDSky #STISky #EpiSky 🛟🧪🧫

Trends in syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia: a descriptive analysis of national surveillance data, Poland, 2013 to 2024

BACKGROUND While bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have increased across Europe over the past decade, Poland continuously reported the lowest notification rates in the European Union/Eu...

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Adults and children present unique infectious disease challenges. Join this onsite course to explore paediatric and adult ID through interactive, case-based workshops, expert discussions and live voting with peers from around the world. 💡Learn more: https://ow.ly/iIkA50Zeve8 #IDSky #clinmicro

i have had the privilege of caring for people who lived through the darkest years of the HIV epidemic. listening to their stories has changed me. this episode is an invitation to reflect on those stories and, perhaps, your own. #HIV #IDsky

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 3w ago

New episode of The Host Response - HIV: Reconstructed Memories of the Bad Old Days I wasn't really there for the early HIV epidemic. But many of my patients were. A reflection on what they've taught me, and why this history still matters. 🎧 FirstCallID.ca #IDSky #HIV #MedED

📣 The Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on community-acquired #pneumonia is out. Rational, GRADE-based recommendations for the diagnosis & treatment of #CAP requiring hospitalisation. (Sputum cultures & procalcitonin discouraged.) #IDSky #clinmicro www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: Practice Guideline from The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy and Dutch Association of Chest Physicians

This guideline is meant for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of adult patients without an immunocompromising condition with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who present at the hospital.

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Wisteria in bloom in July #Provence

🎙️ Just published Communicable E58: Reducing hospital-acquired pneumonia – the HAPPEN trial and how it happened Hosted by Angela Huttner & Josh Davis w/ guests Prof Brett Mitchell, Aline Wolfensberger & Lauren Clack #IDSky #clinmicro Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/825e18f4

Looking at data from a large #dengue #outbreak in #Italy 2024, researchers examined the main transmission hotspots and the influence of factors such as temperature and #mosquito 🦟 control measures to identify dengue transmission patterns in #Europe #IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🛟🧫🧪

From mosquito flight range to impact of temperatures: understanding dengue transmission in Europe

Italy observed the largest outbreak of locally acquired dengue ever recorded in mainland Europe during 2024 with almost 300 cases. Researchers have now analysed the outbreak to better understand how d...

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💥🆕 “Sepsis -Beyond the guidelines” Critical Matters podcast 👇Free Access bit.ly/4vWCmaA @unmc.bsky.social @unmc-id.bsky.social @unmccom.bsky.social @critcaremed.bsky.social @criticalcarereviews.com #IDSky #MedSky #PCCSky #ICUSky #EMIMCC #Ansky #EMSky #AMSSky #meded #Pharmsky #MicroSky #ClinMicro

🚨 New Epi Alert: A major Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak continues in the DRC and Uganda, with an exported case reported in France. Plus: Marburg virus diseases in Uganda, ongoing cholera and mpox in Africa, dengue surge in Asia and Africa, and more. https://ow.ly/9HJm50Y3Qs0 #IDSky #clinmicro

🚀We're excited to share our latest Antimicrobial Viewpoint, developed collaboratively with @cmicomms.bsky.social. In 'From fixed courses to flexible care', the authors explore why antifungal treatment durations and routes deserve rethinking. 🔗Read the Viewpoint: revive.gardp.org/from-fixed-c...

From fixed courses to flexible care - reconsidering antifungal treatment duration and route - by Ilana Reinhold, Rosanne Sprute, Jannik Stemler & Oliver A. Cornely

The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the original author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of GARDP, their donors and partners, or other collaborators and contr...

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📣New #Communicable drops Mon 13 July! Angela Huttner & Josh Davis are joined by Prof Brett Mitchell, Aline Wolfensberger & Lauren Clack to discuss the HAPPEN trial, a multicentre RCT showing impressive reductions in hospital-acquired #pneumonia, and the studies that led to it.🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro

🌍 Explore the impact of population movements on ID epidemiology in this online course. Participants will examine outbreak risks in crisis-affected settings and the challenges of implementing conventional disease control strategies. 💡 Learn more: https://ow.ly/j7py50Z7ujg #IDSky #clinmicro

“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV

Just passed the most existential door

How could we define the best treatment duration for immunocompromised hosts? Happy to share our perspective in this editorial in @cmijournal.bsky.social, building on the recent BALANCE subanalysis for this vulnerable population www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #AMSsky #TxID #IDOnc #IDsky

Our new issue is out 🗞️ bit.ly/EUS3124 Featuring papers on the #PublicHealth response in the #outbreak of Andes #hantavirus & analysis of all known #Ebola disease cases outside Africa since 1976 assessing the risk of undetected Orthoebolavirus transmission outside Africa #IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🧪🛟

📣 Hughes et al perform molecular typing & whole-genome sequencing of #Staph aureus in patients with severe infections. #MSSA CC152 may be a new/under-recognized lineage in Europe causing #PVL positive necrotizing pneumonia & fasciitis. #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

Severe infections in the Netherlands caused by community-acquired methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 152 carrying PVL, edinB and etE2

To describe severe community-acquired methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) clonal complex (CC) 152 infections identified in the Netherlands.

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Come work @lshtm.bsky.social modelling STIs in UK & evaluation of new interventions. 3yr research fellow modelling post - feel free to get in touch to discuss. Current closing date 30th June @rozeggo.bsky.social @adamjkucharski.bsky.social @grahammedley.bsky.social @drlouisedyson.bsky.social

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

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Bravo, stewardship in communities. Often ignored as it's difficult to tackle and research inevitably ends up somewhat messy. Nice podcast to go with the paper 👇

The Lancet Infectious Diseases@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Research Effect of a community-based behavioural intervention bundle to improve antibiotic use and patient management in Burkina Faso and DR Congo (CABU-EICO): a cluster-randomised controlled trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This evening’s sunset in the Swiss Alps ⛰️🇨🇭

Amazing view of Antarctica from a sailing ship [📹drew.simms]

Mamdani's speech at the Knicks parade was easily the best I've ever heard at an event of that sort. I posted the whole thing on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Highly recommended.

Mamdani Remembers Some Knicks Guys during phenomenal parade speech

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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Interested in UTI prevention? Join the @esguti-studygroup.bsky.social webinar 'Expert Perspectives on Methenamine Hippurate' on Wednesday 24th June 13.00 Central Europe time. #UTIsky #IDsky Sign-up: gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...