Development and Application of an Anaerobic Activity Index ✅ Just Accepted #IDTwitter 🔗 https://bit.ly/4w2Venj
David van Duin
@davidvanduin.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases physician, transplant infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. EiC for JAC-AMR https://academic.oup.com/jacamr. #IDsky #TxID
In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.
New paper in CID with first author Dr. Natalie Mackow based on her work during ARLG-funded fellowship. Anaerobic index provides more nuance to evaluate anaerobic coverage of commonly used antibiotics for research and clinical care. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Development and Application of an Anaerobic Activity Index
The Anaerobic Activity Index provides a score for 21 commonly used antibiotics based on reported in vitro activity against clinical isolates of anaerobic b
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Important, interesting new paper 'Molecular Epidemiology and Drug Resistance of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Bloodstream Isolates [n = 10,098] From Adults Worldwide (2011–2023)' academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Molecular Epidemiology and Drug Resistance of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Bloodstream Isolates From Adults Worldwide (2011–2023)
AbstractBackground. Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) can colonize and infect body sites outside the intestines, which can lead to invasi
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A (not so) new kid on the block! Temocillin proved non-inferior to carbapenems against 3GR-Enterobacterales. Hope to see this old drug widely available in Europe soon! 🤞🏻 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #AMSsky #IDsky
Temocillin versus carbapenems for bacteraemia due to third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in Spain (ASTARTÉ): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised clini...
In patients with bacteraemia caused by 3GCR-E, temocillin was non-inferior to carbapenems as targeted treatment. These findings support the use of temocillin as an effective and safe alternative to ca...
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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
Come for the science, stay for the people. 🫂🤍 Join your colleagues in Washington, DC this Oct. 21-24 for #IDWeek2026, the premier meeting for infectious disease professionals. Register: idweek.org/registration
In our new issue @louiseroer.bsky.social et al. describe a multi-country #outbreak of NDM-5-producing Enterobacter hormaechei ST1344 across 7 European countries - for which a source has yet to be identified Read it here&check out the other papers 👇 bit.ly/EUS3125 #IDSky #EpiSky #MicroSky 🛟🧪 #AMR
New research article Dual β-lactam therapy against high-risk #Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates: a dynamic in-vitro infection model study integrating population genomics with quantitative systems pharmacology modelling and simulations www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR
🐇🦠 #Tularemia has again been detected in #Utah's wild #rabbit population, reminding residents to avoid contact with sick or dead #wildlife. #RabbitHemorrhagicDisease #virus #Infection #Microsky via @ksl.com
A highly infectious disease has been found in Utah's wild rabbit population again
A highly infectious, often fatal viral disease affecting rabbits has been detected in Utah's wildlife for the first time in four years.
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Last night's political earthquake in New York shows the path forward for Democrats. They must fight for populist values and stop appeasing the moneyed interests. Moving to the so-called "center" will only give us more Trumps.
The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine
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Dr. Shams now presents on BKV in polycystic kidney disease kidney transplant recipients. 342 adpkd recipients matched to 1026 controls BKV viremia 27% in both groups. BKV nephropathy 6% in both groups No impact of adpdk on bk risk. 1/2 #ATC2026
Dr. Lentine now presents on APOL1 genotype related outcomes in living donor kidney transplantation. APOL1 in donors associated with poor renal function in recipient jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #ATC2026
#ATC2026 At plenary session, Dr. Dadhania present results of anti-BK monoclonal mab potravilug which binds VP1 epitopes of the virus. Phase 2 study placebo controlled. 1/n
Prosecutors allege defendants were part of Minneapolis-based ‘antifa’ groups that ‘violent oppose’ law enforcement
Fifteen people charged over alleged interference in Minnesota immigration crackdown
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Effect of quinolone prophylaxis discontinuation during pre-engraftment neutropenia on incidence, mortality, and aetiology of bloodstream infections in hematopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eJrdDB
This online course will provide up-to-date information on the clinical relevance of microbial consortia & quorum sensing in inter-microbial cooperation, as well as IPC strategies for management of biofilm-associated infections. Sign up by 06 July! 🔗https://ow.ly/zVjQ50YVqRJ
It took Mamdani five months to get rid of the NYC deficit and oversee a Knicks title. 🫡
For those of you who might be longing for a mention of Toru's cat 🐾, I give you this Murakami-esque classic:
World Cup travel + summer heat = real infectious disease risks. “We now have endemic cases of diseases we never saw originating in the U.S., from malaria to dengue to chikungunya,” says IDSA CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA. Watch our new press briefing: https://bit.ly/3SACXj7
Here's a thread of ICE agents dragging people out of their cars to assault and beat them down:
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe agent testified about being in the SUV surrounded by protesters and said, "I thought I was going to get drug out of the vehicle and, you know, assaulted or beat down."
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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🎙️ A special bonus episode of #Communicable is coming Monday Angela Huttner & Anne-Grete Märtson talk with Daniel Bausch & Martin Grobusch on how #Bundibugyo ebolavirus differs from Zaire & what to expect in the current outbreak #IDSky #Virosky #clinmicro https://ow.ly/nm5250Z7ViE
Prof. @souhakanj.bsky.social invites the global ID & microbiology community to ICC 2026 in Manila 🇵🇭 ✨ Cutting‑edge #AMR science 🌍 Global experts 🤝 Multidisciplinary networking 🧪 Workshops & ECR opportunities 🎥 youtu.be/WhRwNYAlxQE 🔗 Register: icc2026ph.org @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social
Join Us in Manila for ICC 2026 — Message from ISAC President Prof. Souha Kanj
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Pseudomonas sparing’ antibiotics,is it time to rethink this notion? 🆕Prolonged in vitro exposure of P.aeruginosa to subinhibitory concentrations of Abx lacking intrinsic antipseudomonal activity selects for stable,heritable resistance to antipseudomonal agents #idsky academic.oup.com/jac/article/...
In vitro exposure to non-antipseudomonal antibiotics (NAPA) induces Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance to antipseudomonal antibiotics (APA)
AbstractBackground. Pseudomonas aeruginosa readily evolves antimicrobial resistance through regulatory plasticity and stress-adaptive pathways. Clinically,
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Cefepime-zidebactam now approved by US FDA. Zidebactam as a B-lactam “enhancer” inhibits serine B-lactamases & binds to PBP2 (cefepime primarily PBP3) which helps cefepime against MBL producers #AMR #IDsky www.fda.gov/drugs/develo...
Cefepime and Zidebactam Injection
About the Cefepime and Zidebactam Injection.
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Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: rapid assessment from the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee @cmijournal.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: rapid assessment from the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee
The ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda represents a major regional public health emergency wi...
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