In this episode there will be puns where you yeast expect them...

But more seriously, what does Candida albicans actually mean? What are yeasts anyway? How does this all relate to the Romans?

These questions, and more, will be answered as Alyssa and Callum continue the Fungal series with this, the first in a 3-parter on all things Candida!

In this episode we cover the Taxonomy (newly confusing), Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Candida spp. before talking about superficial candidiasis.

Look out for upcoming episodes on invasive Candidiasis and C. auris!

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What exciting times! Clinical trials into the management of SAB! SNAP publication on the horizon! 

But how do we interpret and apply the results of these trials to our patients? This week Jame and Callum are joined by Dr Clark Russell, Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases to discuss:

1. The difficulty in interpreting current clinical trials in SAB.
2. The emerging concept of "low risk" SAB and how to define this.
3. The heterogeneity of SAB and how this might be exploited.

Notes for this episode here: https://idiots.notion.site/107-SAB-update-1316a1ea09d8800ba701ca7ebc8d4093 

Previous episodes for the basics of Staphylococcus aureus and SABATO & SNAP trials:

1. It starts with Staph

65. SNAP trial protocol

72. SABATO trial & 73. SABATaddendum

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Callum and Alyssa are joined by Professor Malcolm Richardson to talk about all things fungal diagnostics.

In this, part 1 of 2 on diagnostics we discuss the use of biomarkers such as beta-D-Glucan and galactomannan, as well as serology and molecular techniques.

Notes for this episode can be found: here.

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Callum and Alyssa are joined by Professor Malcolm Richardson to talk about all things fungal diagnostics.

In this, part 1 of 2 on diagnostics we discuss the use of microscopy, histopathology and culture in diagnosing fungal infections.

Notes for this episode can be found: here.

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IT'S A BREAKPOINTS BREAKOUT!

Jame and Callum are joined by the drugnamic duo of Julie-Ann Justo & Erin McCreary from the Breakpoints podcast to delve into the IDSA DTR Gram negative Guidance.

Show notes for this episode are here.

Breakpoints podcast can be found here: https://breakpoints-sidp.org/

Lyrics: 

Tryin’ to use some drugs to kill these bugs

Erin and Julie are PK PD thugs 

Gonna make these two ID:IOTS look like mugs

It’s gonna be a Breakpoints Breakout

Sorry the song sounds so tinny, Podcast host is doing something strange to it. Link to original MP3 here. 

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My my! Mycology?

Join Callum and special co-host Alyssa for this, the first in the all new ID:IOTS Mycology Mega-series.

Here we cover:

1. What the British Society of Medical Mycology is and what they do 
2. Why we're doing this series on fungi  
3. The Global and UK Burden of fungal disease. 
4. The spectrum of fungal disease clinically, 
5. The taxonomy of these pathogens, 
6. and the WHO Fungal Pathogen List.

Notes for this episode can be found here.

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So now, Loyal Listener, you know all about Susceptible, Sensitive at higher doses, Resistant, MICs, ECOFFs/ECVs and how to use the EUCAST breakpoints table....

But what about the wild-west of bug-drug combos where there are no breakpoints?

Well in this episode, Jame and Callum talk through the EUCAST approach to this situation.

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BREAKPOINTS. We all love them. S breakpoints... R breakpoints... dash, IE, NA...

Wait, dash, IA, NA, Brackets?!

LISTEN ON (and read the accompanying prep notes), and soon you'll know! In this episode Jame and Callum talk through the EUCAST breakpoints table and how to interpret it

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Jame is joined by Kate from BioMérieux as they take a deep dive into the BCID2 and the Vitek Reveal, 2 new devices used for rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of blood culture isolates.

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with BioMérieux. An honorarium received from them will be donated directly to charitable causes.

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This week Jame is joined by Nick and Dal from BioMérieux as they take a deep dive into the Vitek2, one of the machines available for performing Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with BioMérieux. An honorarium received from them will be donated directly to charitable causes.

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