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Gabriele Pollara<p>And we're ready to go again...</p><p>Delighted to announce the 2nd UCL Advances and Innovations in Clinical Infectious Diseases symposium</p><p>Focus on research shaping Infectious Diseases practice in next few years</p><p>4th June 2024. In person &amp; online. Register 👇<a href="https://uclinfectioncourses.wordpress.com/2024-event/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uclinfectioncourses.wordpress.</span><span class="invisible">com/2024-event/</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>One potential explanation for low level <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> viral load in patients that are otherwise fully compliant with <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/antiretrovirals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiretrovirals</span></a> / <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ARV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARV</span></a> / <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ART" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ART</span></a> </p><p>CD4 T cells that persist and reduced CD8 T cell activity. Question is, is this host or viral mediated? <br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02611-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41591-023</span><span class="invisible">-02611-1</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>Herpes Simplex Dendritic Keratitis</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ophthalmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ophthalmology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/viruses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>viruses</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HSV</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/cornea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cornea</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/virology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2302973" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM</span><span class="invisible">icm2302973</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>Looks like <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/TPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TPT</span></a> works for <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MDRTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDRTB</span></a> contacts. <br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/TB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TB</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> </p><p>Effectiveness and safety of tuberculosis preventive treatment for contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: A systematic review and Meta-analysis - Clinical Microbiology and Infection <a href="https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00477-9/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clinicalmicrobiologyandinfecti</span><span class="invisible">on.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00477-9/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>CPE and plasmid transfer in hospitals – what can we do? A rapid reflection from ICPIC 2023<br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/plasmid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasmid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRO</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPE</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectioncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectioncontrol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://reflectionsipc.com/2023/09/14/cpe-and-plasmid-transfer-in-hospitals-what-can-we-do-a-rapid-reflection-from-icpic-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reflectionsipc.com/2023/09/14/</span><span class="invisible">cpe-and-plasmid-transfer-in-hospitals-what-can-we-do-a-rapid-reflection-from-icpic-2023/</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>Reminder to pick your outcomes. </p><p>Vancomycin vs Fidaxomicin in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Cdiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cdiff</span></a>- same mortality, but lower recurrence with fidaxo<br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Clostridiumdifficile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clostridiumdifficile</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> </p><p>The Effect of Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridioides difficile Infection on Mortality and Other Patient-Relevant Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Clinical Microbiology and Infection <a href="https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00420-2/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clinicalmicrobiologyandinfecti</span><span class="invisible">on.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00420-2/fulltext</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>This we really don't want to see. </p><p>Increase in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Candidaauris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Candidaauris</span></a> cases in bloodstream. </p><p>V v hard to treat. Resistant +++<br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/microbiology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>microbiology</span></a></span> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infectiousdiseases" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>infectiousdiseases</span></a></span> </p><p>Candida auris rates in blood culture on the rise: results of US surveillance </p><p><a href="https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02216-23" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/s</span><span class="invisible">pectrum.02216-23</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>The hardest challenge in stewardship remains.... the people (<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctors</span></a>)!</p><p>You provide point-of-care measures of bacterial infection (Biofire &amp; PCT measurements) for patients with respiratory infection, and.... no difference in antibiotic consumption. 🤷</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/AMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/antimicrobialstewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antimicrobialstewardship</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/diagnostics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diagnostics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ED</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/POC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00359-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clinicalmicrobiologyandinfecti</span><span class="invisible">on.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00359-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>Tigecycline resistance on the ⬆️</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00358-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clinicalmicrobiologyandinfecti</span><span class="invisible">on.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00358-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@DMAronoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DMAronoff</span></a></span> totally - i post ID / microbiology / immunology stuff everyday. In fact I've noticed quite a few more medical people here in last few weeks. Now with more shiny apps and websites to access the service too &amp; no ads!<br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a></p>
Gabriele Pollara<p>New virulence factor for uropathogenic E coli. Interesting link to induction of "stronger" immune response - cause or effect?<br><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Ecoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecoli</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UPEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UPEC</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/uropathogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uropathogenic</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UTI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UTI</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/urology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdeseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdeseases</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IDMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDMastodon</span></a> </p><p>HlyF, an underestimated virulence factor of uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Clinical Microbiology and Infection</p><p><a href="https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00352-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clinicalmicrobiologyandinfecti</span><span class="invisible">on.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00352-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email</span></a></p>