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kiddosp.bsky.social

Clinical scientist in Microbiology & Infection. AMR, novel diagnostics, rapid AST, WGS, C.diff etc.... On the HSST journey. Love cricket and golf too!

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phys.org/news/2025-02... #Idsky

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This is always a good day #ClinMicro #BSMT

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I don't know about you but there seems to have been plenty of Norovirus flying around in both my professional and personal life, and so it seemed timely to write a little post about what Norovirus is and why it can be so hard to manage/control girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/20/t...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

And it’s out! The 7th edition of How to Read a Paper, coauthored with new blood in the shape of my ex PhD student Paul Dijkstra @drpauldijkstra.bsky.social. So good working with you on this Paul!

submitted 54 days ago • 10 comments

Dr. Gregory Katz reiterates a point about subgroup analyses while discussing a trial on stress ulcers. Dr. Sarah Gorey gives a witty response. Listen to the latest episode of Beyond Journal Club from @coreimpodcast.bsky.social and NEJM Group: nej.md/3BdvNt9 #MedSky

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Cold wet Saturday mornings are perfect for the Big Bash games on TV from Australia! #bigbash #cricket

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Something that popped out at me that I hadn't previously quite appreciated: - slow growing NTM endocarditis <-> prosthetic valves - fast growing NTM endocarditis <-> native valves And overall mortality 44%! #IDSky #clinmicro

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Biomarkers in paediatric bacterial meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy Nina S. Groeneveld, et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2024 www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119...

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Always a good time of the month when this drops through the letterbox #idsky #clinmicro #ECSMID #CMI

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Highly recommended and extremely useful: ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social educational course on „Publishing Impactful Clinical Research“. Register now: www.escmid.org/event-detail... Featuring @cmicomms.bsky.social EiC @angelahuttner.bsky.social 🤩💪🏻

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Great work @darknatter.bsky.social & team to put together a multi centre RCT on impact of procalcitonin (PCT) to guide antibiotic prescribing in ICU. Needs a careful read to see how regular PCT use would translate and impact routine practice. #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

submitted 89 days ago • 4 comments

WOW 🔥 Our article is still on the most viewed list in the last 7 days from #JAMANetworkOpen @zacrobid.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social @bradspellberg.bsky.social #idsky #medsky #utisky #EMIMCC

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Disease outbreak news on undiagnosed disease in #DRCongo bit.ly/3Zpj12M

submitted 91 days ago • 12 comments

Rapid and accurate testing for urinary tract infection: new clothes for the emperor #IDSky #UTISky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

submitted 90 days ago • 8 comments

ᗪIᗪ YOᑌ KᑎOᗯ? BACITRACIN was named by Balbina Johnson, lab supervisor at Columbia Med School, since the producing (Baci)llus was isolated from compound fracture of a child Margaret (Trac)y where it was (in)hibiting pathogenic bacteria and helping her overcoming a septic infection? #IDSky 🦠 🧫 🧪

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This study finds that birds near human settlements carry more AMR bacteria, highlighting their role in spreading resistance, which is important even though AMR hotspots still appear to be within healthcare services. hungarytoday.hu/research-rev...

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Useful upcoming ASM-APHL webinar on arboviral infections (with great speakers!), including focus on Dx testing: asm.org/Webinars/ASM... Dec 18th #ClinMicro