Here we are, modelling data showing the impact that falls in vaccination rates will have on measles, rubella, diphtheria and polio in US.
Disease rates will rise, but measles predictably most affected by smallest drop off in vaccination rates. #IDSky #vaccination #vaccine
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The benefit of azithromycin to prevent hospital re-admission in Kenyan children may be stratified by presence of azithromycin resistance genes
#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR
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Impact of macrolide resistance...
The consequences of TB disease do not end with the course of antibiotics.
#IDSky #TBSky
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More evidence supporting a causal role for VZV in dementia. On left protection from developing dementia in Herpes Zoster vaccine eligible people (protection). On right, effect on development of many other conditions (no effect). @jama.com #IDSky #MedSky #vaccine jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interested in Parasitology? Want to attend an excellent study day in London organised by @tropdoc.bsky.social ?
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TropSky #MedSky
More details on how to register 
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We were asked for more details on our study @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social. Sadly, unable to stratify by age, sex or TB disease severity.
Lower IL-6 signalling protects from TB, but to work out how, need better phenotyping & IL-6 blocking interventions
#TBSky #IDSky #ImmunoSky @gushamilton.bsky.social
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V interesting step forward in discovering generalisable / public human T cell metaclones reactive to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in vivo.
Potential impact for:
Risk stratification
Vaccine design
Do read more details in preprint
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Non-sputum, blood fingerprick triage diagnostic tests for pulmonary TB!
Nice work @jaynesutherlandtb.bsky.social. As you state there are still groups to verify this, but looks promising. Look forward to reading in detail.
#IDSky #TBSky
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Could be useful in treatment of chronic infections? What targets though?
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Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care in patients with surgical wound healing by secondary intention in the UK (SWHSI-2): an open-label, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial No difference in infection rates too. #IDSky #ClinMicro www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Nive overview of 4 INSPIRE studies, using patient-level electronic stewardship prompts to reduce broad spectrum antibiotic prescribing in common infections. Big numbers involved!
@rlester.bsky.social #AMS #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro
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Ceftazidime/avibactam for the treatment of bloodstream infection due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in onco-haematologic neutropenic patients (the TARZAN study)
N=54
All-cause 7-day and 30-day case-fatality rates = 11% & 24% respectively
@bsacandjac.bsky.social #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR
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Fascinating interplay between 2 skin micro organisms.
Malassezia seems to have learnt some tricks to keep Staph aureus at bay...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MicroSky
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"Our evidence shows that #Oropouche virus infections are highly underestimated in Latin America"
#OROV 
#IDSky Medsky
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Now live at #ESCMIDGlobal - the inaugural ESGUTI (ESCMID Study Group for Urinary Tract Infections) meeting. Anyone can join meeting - live now: key4events.zoom.us/j/8817669740... Chairs: @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @merellambregts.bsky.social #UTISky #IDSky To join: www.escmid.org/esguti/
"Importantly, the metagenomic tests provide results within 6–8 h"
That's quick!
#metagenomics #IDSky #ClinMicro #medsky @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
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UK launch metagenomic pathogen...
I had to post this only for the title! 
Serious point though made in the abstract:
"These findings highlight museum collections as valuable reservoirs of genetic data, offering historical insights into the evolution and spread of human pathogens."
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An ancient Epstein-Barr virus ...
Just made a custom feed that pulls in a wide array of hashtags being used at ESCMID Global 2025
May have a few minutes delay, but contains posts with
#ESCMIDGlobal #ESCMIDGlobal2025 #ESCMID2025 #ECCMID2025
Feel free to pin it to your timelines. Hope it's helpful #IDSky
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