MIC: More Infection Chat

The glove use statement can be read here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226001780

You can listen to the article on influenza here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00089-7/fulltext

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In this podcast we discuss antibiotic effects on pathobiont carriage in the elderly with Egi Vasil and  Professor Geraint Rogers. Followed by a discussion with Dr Paul Robertson about the infection workforce in Scotland. 

Read the paper about antibiotic effects here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016344532600099X

And the paper about the Scottish infection workforce here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226000919

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In this podcast we discuss household transmission of influenza with Dr Sarah Cox and Dr Julia Bennett. We also discuss rashes in immunocompromised individuals with Dr Sarah Clifford and Dr Naomi Bulteel.

Read the Influenza study here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00073-3/fulltext

Cohen study in South Africa looking at household transmission https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00141-8/fulltext

The work their group has been doing on COVID was also recently published https://academic.oup.com/jpids/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jpids/piag061/8738471?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

The article on rashes in immunocompromised people in CLIP: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259017022500113X

HIV and Leprosy review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2010.08.016

Global Health Observatory https://www.who.int/data/gho

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This month we discuss Amikacin target attainment with Dr Michael Osthoff, and PJI outcomes with Dr Rami Sommerstein

The Amikacin article is here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00035-6/fulltext

The PJI article from JOI an be read here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00014-9/fulltext

Patient Reported Outcome measures, one study that explored this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38723046/

ASAP study looking at vancomycin for prophylaxis in arthroplasty https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301401

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In this episode we talk about the future of the infection profession in the UK, what's done well and what could be done better. With two authors of the report, Dr Sarah Logan and Dr Amy Belfield.

View the report here https://www.his.org.uk/media/tjco1mlz/workforce-report-final.pdf

Read Chris Whitty's 371 page report on Infections here (or just the executive summary!) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections

Pegasus-for more detail read here https://www.longtermresilience.org/reports/ten-things-we-want-to-see-from-exercise-pegasus/

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We discuss COVID-19 vaccination allergy clinics with Dr Karla Berry and Dr Rebecca Sutherland, and optimisation of leptospirosis diagnostics with Dr David Haake.

COVID 19 vaccination clinics paper can be read here
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001207

The Leptospirosis diagnostics paper is here 
https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00275-0/fulltext

Dr Haake's paper on Reunion and Mayotte ecology can be found here 
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11310630/

One commercially available multiplex PCR panel (BioFire) evaluation can be read about here
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9420791/

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In this episode we discuss a study looking at persistent candidaemia (based on the Candida III study), as well a new quick reference guide on Meningoencephalitis.

The Candida III sub-analysis study can be accessed here
https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00229-4/fulltext

Read more about Candida IV here
https://www.ecmm.info/working-groups/2219/

The IQRG meningitis/encephalitis article is here
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001190

A higher resolution copy here
https://www.britishinfection.org/application/files/1117/3615/0506/Investigation_of_Meningitis_and_Encephalitis.pdf

And other IQRGs can be accessed on the BIA’s website
https://www.britishinfection.org/guidance/published-guidelines

UK SMI B27 for investigation of CSF
https://www.rcpath.org/static/004f2dc9-81cb-4aa9-b26f2dfce68a9921/UK-SMI-B-27i62-Investigation-of-cerebrospinal-fluid-October-2025.pdf

Cochrane meta-analysis for steroids is here
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004405.pub5/full

And Dr Fiona McGill's previous guidelines on meningitis from 2016 is here
https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(16)00024-4/fulltext

And the UK 2017 audit of the guidelines mentioned is worth a read here
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e062698

Plus the DexEnceph study of steroids in HSV Encephalitis is on the Lancet website 
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(25)00454-5/fulltext

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You can read the article on listeriosis surveillance in Japan here: An 11-year multicentre clinical and genomic surveillance of listeriosis across Japan - Journal of Infection

And the case report on novel treatment of Enterovirus encephalitis here: Novel treatment of enterovirus encephalitis associated with B-cell depleting therapy - ScienceDirect

Contact the encephalitis MDT at [email protected] (for NHS use only)

And for the metagenomics service's website https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/laboratory-database/metagenomics/

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You can read the article on immune aging among untreated HIV slow progressors  here: Evidence of greater immune aging among untreated HIV slow progressors than antiretroviral-controlled people living with HIV - ScienceDirect

And the article on thermal therapy for NTM infections here: Bringing the heat to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: a comprehensive review inspired by a striking case of successful treatment - ScienceDirect

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You can read the article on the epidemiology of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00145-8/fulltext

And the workforce survey of Infection Trainees is here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001153

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