Van elke “mislukte” studie zou de oorzaak onderzocht en gedeeld moeten worden. Daarmee kunnen onderzoekers toekomstig onderzoek beter voorbereiden, aldus @marcbonten.bsky.social over het onderzoek naar geitenhouderijen en longontstekingen. mbonten.substack.com/p/over-de-ko...

Over de kool en de geit

Reactie op artikel in NRC

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📣 Practice-changing data published in both the NEJM and The Lancet! The #SNAPTrial results are set to redefine international guidelines for treating golden #Staph bloodstream infections. Ecraid is proud to be a European partner for this landmark study. #PatientSafety #AdaptiveTrials #StaphAureus

Doherty Institute@thedohertyinst.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A landmark international clinical trial (SNAP Trial) has identified the optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections, a breakthrough that is set to reshape treatment for the life-threatening condition. https://bit.ly/44eY8Kg

Leuk, en ook een heel goeie voetbalfilm vind "the damned United" over de 44 dagen dat Brian Clough manager van Leeds United begin jaren 70.

Arjen Fortuin@arjenfortuin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In de beste voetbalfilms wordt zelden gevoetbald, maar wél in ‘Brasil ’70’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Wellicht interessant. Regelmatig schrijf ik met FritsRosendaal n kort stukje over wat ons opvalt aan de #parlementaire #enquete over #corona; over sluiten van scholen, experts, tijdstip van lockdown, enz Frits, Marc en de enquete Te volgen via 👇 substack.com/home/post/p-...

Frits, Marc en de enquête (#4): Alle scholen dicht

Veel aandacht voor onzekerheid in de vroege fase van de pandemie tijdens de eerste dagen van de enquête.

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Doing some final editing on next #Communicable ep & found spot where @marcbonten.bsky.social tells us how the FAST RCT got a waiver of informed consent. Anne-Grete and I start dreaming here: our countries would not let us do this. Vanderbilt is a learning health system w/ ethics oversight.🤩 #IDSky

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon, 18 May! Our editors - Erin McCreary, PharmD, Josh Davis, Marc Bonten, Anne-Grete Märtson, Angela Huttner - discuss some of the Late Breaker trials that caught their attention at #ESCMIDGlobal2026, and whether results will change their practice🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro

Crying over spilt milk? (mosterd na de maaltijd) Published: the results of ivermectin for acute COVID-19 in the REMAP-CAP study. Enrollment started in June 2021. Effective treatments (#corticosteroids and IL-6 inhibition) were used and vaccination was rolled out. journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/f...

Ivermectin for Critically and Noncritically Ill... : Critical Care Medicine

between June 11, 2021, and September 9, 2022. Patients: Critically and noncritically ill patients. Interventions: Randomized to ivermectin or no ivermectin (control). Measurements and Main Resu...

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The downside of pragmatism: low adherence to study protocol (i.e. fear of aminoglycosides among non-study group members) combined with low enrollment. Lessons learned will be published separately, soon.

Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟@absteward.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Unfortunately this RCT ( cluster crossover )was terminated early insufficient power: BLS vs BLs +short course AG( 1 -2d) #idsky @marcbonten.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Waldorf and Statler enjoying the “trial run to non-inferiority” session at ESCMID Global 2026, remembering the times of superiority. @cmicomms.bsky.social @angelahuttner.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social

🇩🇰📰 If there are any kind Danes who have access to this newspaper, Weekendavisen, & might be willing to send me the piece (which I will Google translate!), I’d be eternally grateful www.weekendavisen.dk/opinion/fagl...

Faglig uenighed er ikke uredelighed

Debat. Weekendavisen får kritik fra en lang række professorer og lektorer for dækningen af sagen om forskerne Christine Stabell Benn og Peter Aaby.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Holy shit What on earth is going on at the Bandim Health Project (the Danish research project in Guinea-Bissau)? Wow www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Read my post 👇 substack.com/profile/1201...

Marc Bonten (@marcbonten1)

The placebo effect explained? I was alerted to this message in Medisch Contact, a Dutch journal for physicians: “Brain training enhances immune response after vaccination; possible benefit of posi...

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Published 🎉 Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic partly exceeded COVID-19-related deaths, indicating that other causes (vaccine?) may have contributed. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

COVID-19 vaccination and short-term mortality risk: a nationwide self-controlled case series study in The Netherlands - European Journal of Epidemiology

Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic partly exceeded COVID-19-related deaths, indicating that other causes may have contributed. We conducted a retrospective data-linkage study including all ...

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📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 15 Dec! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @marcbonten.bsky.social invite Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social , Neil Stone @drneilstone.bsky.social & Tara Smith @aetiology.bsky.social to debate staying on or leaving Twitter for alternatives 🎤 #IDTwitter #IDSky #clinmicro

Wait, Marc, I've got a screenshot that includes Tara @aetiology.bsky.social (although we're down to half of @germhuntermd.bsky.social, sorry!). Was a great discussion but I hope we didn't pile on @drneilstone.bsky.social too much... Luckily he was tough and gracious at the same time. #IDSky #MedSky

Marc Bonten@marcbonten.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We recorded a next episode of communicable - podcast from @cmicomms.bsky.social - on "whether to stay or leave twitter/X" with @germhuntermd.bsky.social (40K followers, he left), Neil Stone (115.694, still there) and @aetiology.bsky.social (111.492, still there). (1/) @angelahuttner.bsky.social

We recorded a next episode of communicable - podcast from @cmicomms.bsky.social - on "whether to stay or leave twitter/X" with @germhuntermd.bsky.social (40K followers, he left), Neil Stone (115.694, still there) and @aetiology.bsky.social (111.492, still there). (1/) @angelahuttner.bsky.social

We are very pleased to announce Lennie Derde as Ecraid's new Chief Executive Officer effective 1 January 2026. She will succeed Ecraid’s co-founder @marcbonten.bsky.social Read more 👉 ecraid.eu/articles/len... @umcutrecht.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social

💉 Read my latest science blog on non-specific effects of BCG, a vaccine intended to prevent tuberculosis. 👇 letstalkscience.eu/2025/11/04/l...

Lost in translation over BCG vaccination - Let's Talk Science with Marc Bonten

Last week I engaged in a discussion on X about the validity of this recent publication on a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on neonatal mortality in newborns. As a background: BCG vaccination is rou...

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We actually discovered over-the-counter selling of antibiotics @cmicomms.bsky.social

CMI Communications@cmicomms.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Very excited to be holding our editors’ meeting in Rome. Best editors ever. @dremilymcd.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

Now online: our commentary on the topic of initial antibiotic therapy in patients hospitalized with pneumonia. 👇 💣 Spoiler alert: we need to change rules if we want the best therapy for our patients. www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/action/showP...

Can acute COVID-19 awaken dormant cancer cells? An important study, recently published. My blog on the translation of experimental findings in mice to observational population-based data in men. 👇 letstalkscience.eu/2025/08/18/c...

Can acute COVID-19 awaken dormant cancer cells? - Let's Talk Science with Marc Bonten

Yes, according to this study, which was the talk of the summer. In short: In mice experimental lung infection with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza reactivated dormant breast cancer cells, rapidly leading to ...

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I"Het is waar dat geen enkel gesprek perfect is en dat er altijd een risico is dat een discussie uit de hand loopt. Daarom is het nodig dat de universiteit zorgt voor ondersteuning om veilige klaslokalen te creëren waarin gepassioneerde docenten en open-minded studenten met elkaar in gesprek gaan."

DUB@dubnieuws.bsky.social · last yr.

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

Now out: complete analysis of the immune modulation for acute COVID-19 in REMAP-CAP study. Interleukin-6 receptor antagonists (tozilizumab & sarlilumab) did better than standard of care, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (anakinra) did not. @lenniederde.bsky.social thorax.bmj.com/content/thor...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials... Hosted by Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change your practice? - part 1

This episode of Communicable takes on a special format where editors of...

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BumblebeeJoe: the gift that keeps on giving.

Marc Veldhoen@marcveld.bsky.social · last yr.

Wanneer je de verkeerde vraag stelt en vervolgens het antwoord verspreidt zonder de benodigde context en kennis. Wat is er fout? 1/5

Ik vind deze campagne op zijn minst een broodnodig signaal. Doe mee! actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/mo...

Teken voor een motie van wantrouwen tegen minister Faber

De ondertekenaars van deze petitie laten zien dat het Nederlandse volk klaar is met een minister die de hand boven het hoofd gehouden wordt om de coalitie bij elkaar te houden. Dit terwijl de minister...

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🏥 1 in 3 doctors in Europe are older than 55. Which countries are most at risk from ageing workforces? 'Poor work-life balance, high administrative burdens, and inadequate pay in some countries drive younger doctors to emigrate or leave the profession altogether.' www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

Debated for 40 years: Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract in ICU patients (antibiotics to prevent ICU-acquired infections). My editorial to Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social and Allen Cheng @peripatetical.bsky.social pro-con in @cmicomms.bsky.social. www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

Critical new piece from @helenbranswell.bsky.social. This is a crisis point in vaccine regulation.

8 possible indicators of how RFK Jr.’s HHS will handle vaccine policy

Here are eight possible indicators of how health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may handle U.S. vaccine policy in coming weeks.

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RFK Jr.: The teen cum is insufficient. I need more teen cum.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

RFK Jr: An American teenager today has less testosterone than a 68 year old man. Sperm counts are down 50 percent. WATTERS: Wait -- an American teenager has less testosterone than a 68 year old man? RFK JR: That's right