Carmel Curtis

Urinary Nitrite and Urinary-tract Infection Abstract. James, Gordon P., Paul, Kala L., and Fuller, John B.: Urinary nitrite and urinary-tract infection. Am J Clin Pathol 70: 671–678, 1978. Two dipsti

Nope, nitrites alone no good as an indication for needing antibiotics for a UTI. (i.e. can be positive in asymptomatic bacteriuria)

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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.
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The amount of green on this level of evidence guiding antifungal treatment duration demonstrates nicely the research knowledge gap in this field!

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Virtual medicine can offer great flexibility, but perhaps it also lacks nuance to truly do any meaningful antibiotic stewardship!
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Cluster of clonal fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis harbouring Y132F mutation in ERG11 gene in a neonatal ICU in the UK Candida parapsilosis is one of the commonest causes of life-threatening Candida bloodstream infections globally.1,2 Patients admitted to ICUs, premature ne

Good piece of molecular detective work on fluconazole resistant Candida parapsillosis in @bsacandjac.bsky.social

@cmcurtis.bsky.social 👍

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I'm incredibly honored by this opportunity to serve as President-Elect of @asm.org starting this summer. Looking forward to working with the Board, ASM leadership ,and staff to help advance the microbial sciences. I'm also glad to share my Vision statement, please join us!
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The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health | NEJM Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) emerged in 1997.1 Since then, it has spread globally by migratory birds, resulting in infections in animals on every continent. HPAI A(H5N1) clade 2...

The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health

Fascinating

Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection | NEJM Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in Canada...

🆕 In @nejm.org "Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection"

Highlights of the article in a 🧵 👇

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And we are seeing some of the worst cases in our Crit Care areas with co infections like necrotising Staph, pneumococcus, aspergillus.

To trainees in infection - do it! It’s the infection bible and surpassed by no other book in my view.

And boy are we feeling it now in acute trusts.

Vaccines save lives.

Yes it does. It gets everywhere.

A timeline titled "The Golden Age of Antibiotics" shows when each antibiotic drug class was first available for medical use, with example antibiotics labeled. Classes are color-coded by their source: actinomycetes, other bacteria, fungi, or synthetic. Milestones include the first antibiotics (arsphenamines in 1910), as well as the discovery of many actinomycetes-derived antibiotics, such as streptomycin, and sulfonamides, penicillins, and tetracyclines. Data: Hutchings, Truman, Wilkinson (2019). Created by Saloni Dattani for Our World in Data.

Many people talk about the "Golden Age of Antibiotics", but I hadn't seen it visualized properly.

Just how many types of antibiotics were discovered during that time?

So, I visualized it myself!

Prophylactic Phage Aerosols for Nosocomial Infection Control in an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Unit: A 4-Year Prospective Study of Temporospatially Designed Phage Cocktails Phage-based decontamination has rarely been explored in real-world settings, particularly in the environments of patients undergoing extracorporeal me…

Large, prospective phage aerosol decontamination (targeting Steno, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, and Kleb pneumo) in 🇹🇼 ECMO:

Intervention: 5 min phage humidifier in 29 pts
Control: no phage

🚫 change in nosocomial inf rate
⬇️ infs by target bacteria

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To honour Jane Hinton’s contributions to microbiology, especially the development of the Mueller-Hinton agar, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces hintoniae (DSM 41014) after her.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #streptomyces #microbiology

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A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63 (Gift Article) Working inside the government and out, he lobbied to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS, particularly those who belonged to minority groups.

A hero and a warrior. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/h...

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We do this at Kings College Hospital - a lead IPC doctor for each care group. Works a treat! #TeamKings

Pertussis is extremely serious for infants; one-third of infants with pertussis require hospitalization, and 1 in 100 of those babies die. Vaccination is recommended early in the 3rd trimester of each pregnancy to protect the newborn.

State-of-the-Art Review: Ocular Infections Collaborations between ophthalmologists and infectious disease specialists are critical for optimizing care of many patients with eye infections. We review

Latest State-of-the-Art Review in @cidjournal.bsky.social comes from Dr. Miriam Barshak et al on ocular infections.

(I had the pleasure of precepting Miriam in clinic around 20+ years ago --but who's counting! -- and she is brilliant and awesome.) @nottheogdrv.bsky.social
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Excellent talk from the team at Alder Hey - IPC in a children’s hospital #FISHIS2024

Super impressive - we are a long way from that in south London. We can only dream!

The very excellent Prof Margreet Vos talking hospital design in Rotterdam #FISHIS2024

Yes please

Bird Flu Strain Confirmed in Southwest England's Poultry | Science-Environment A strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed in commercial poultry near St Ives, England. The government is enforcing culling measures and monitoring zones. This discovery marks the first of...

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