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ankurgw.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases Consultant and Academic TB, HIV, respiratory infections, AMR, diagnostics
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How Glasgow's 1957 #tuberculosis screening programme could help countries today. #episky #IDsky 🛟🧪🦠 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Tuberculosis: a biosocial problem that requires biosocial solutions www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Time to stop funding/doing more vit D in TB trials?

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

Are Bacteria Sensitive or Susceptible? A Micro-Comic Strip 😂 S: Susceptibile or Sensitive ? Which one you use? Me : Susceptible #idsky #microsky #medsky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’

submitted 92 days ago • 3 comments

A systematic review showed that there is still scant evidence to confidently confirm the benefit-risk of antibiotics use in preventing subsequent GAS #idsky #medsky

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

New β-lactams allow treating Pseudomonas that were untreatable, but… are they better than previous options? This meta-analysis of RCTs shows they are not superior to prior alternatives when available: www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019... 👐🏻 Use them wisely, make them last #PsWatch #AMSsky #IDsky

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

🚨New Publication🚨 led by @biancasossen.bsky.social In a 7 country study, we found that urine Xpert Ultra was as sensitive & more specific than AlereLAM for #TB diagnosis in people with #HIV Also predicts mortality and allows detection of Rif resistance. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... 🧪🛟

submitted 99 days ago • 4 comments

🔥Everyone's favorite #shorterisbetter table is updated🔥 "BALANCE is now published, so the table is now updated! GNB bacteremia is now listed as Bacteremia(non S.aureus) Neary 5,000 patients have now been randomized to 1 vs. 2 Constantine Units for non S. aureus bacteremia " Dr.Spellberg #idsky

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Glad my first post on bsky is to highlight a review just out today by our group - discussing how digital health tech can optimise AMU. Let's ensure we build in equitable access and global solutions www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments