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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In this episode we ask the experts (Professor Robert Read and Professor Martyn Wiselka, editors of the JOI and CLIP respectively) about how to get published in academic journals. We discuss about how journal articles can better reflect the patients we are treating, the impact of AI and Open Access, and even found out what research they are interested in. You can also find out what will make the world collapse, and how to slice salami.

Those papers were:

COVID-19 vaccination in patients at higher risk of anaphylaxis: A safe and pragmatic approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001207?dgcid=rss_sd_all

Safety, Efficacy, and Immunogenicity of a Salmonella Paratyphi A Vaccine

http://nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2502992

And Professor Read’s first Journal of Infection article in 1989 on EBV https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016344538991150X?via%3Dihub

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In this episode we explore two interesting papers, one about the new UK vaccination programme against gonorrhoea, and the other about dengue in the South of France. We also discuss dengue vaccination.

Professor Ladhani's article can be found here: The United Kingdom meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) programme against gonorrhoea: A review of the evidence and knowledge gaps - Journal of Infection

Dr Killingley and Dr Donnelly's paper can be found here: Dengue in the south of France: An emerging health threat due to climate change? - ScienceDirect

The Dengue Greenbook chapter can be found here: Dengue: the green book, chapter 15a - GOV.UK

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In this episode we explore two fascinating papers, one on the ethics of carbapenemase screening, and one on faecal microbiota transplants. We also discuss feasibility studies.

Dr Rooney’s article on CPE screening can be found here Carbapenemase-producing Enterobactericeae screening: Focused patient insights - ScienceDirect

Dr Merrick’s paper (FERARO) is here Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (FERARO): A feasibility randomised controlled trial - Journal of Infection

What is a feasibility study? Defining Feasibility and Pilot Studies in Preparation for Randomised Controlled Trials: Development of a Conceptual Framework | PLOS One

Guidelines for feasibility studies: Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials - PMC

Dr Merrick referenced 2 FMT trials, PREMIX Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement - PMC and RGNOSIS A 5-day course of oral antibiotics followed by faecal transplantation to eradicate carriage of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a randomized clinical trial - PubMed

For a major paper on Recovery Associated Bacteria (RAB), see here Metagenome-wide association analysis identifies microbial determinants of post-antibiotic ecological recovery in the gut | Nature Ecology & Evolution

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