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We need facts as never before. 3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline. Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding. Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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More than half of the Gm-negative infections in soldiers in the Ukraine conflict are resistant to carbapenems - fascinating presentation on #AMR in conflict settings from @catanita.bsky.social #antimicrobials2025 #ASA2025 #globalpublichealth #MDRI

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📣 Medical editors call for #action against the decisions being taken in the #USA undermining #medicine and #science, and international #coordination to preserve what has been built across borders. #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #Episky #publichealth #vaccines www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

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Re-emergence of Oropouche virus in Brazil and Latin America www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Are you researching #malaria? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/wwarn/w... #DataReuse #DataForGood

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Modelling paper using data from prospective clinical trials highlights major impact of higher doses of primaquine and tafenoquine on P.vivax recurrences and #vivax transmission. Coverage, adherence and safety will be key elements in implementation. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Understanding the factors affecting patient adherence to primaquine treatment will inform better interventions targeting #vivax radical cure. This study from Thai-Myanmar border provides great insights. journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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Clinical trial in Cambodia, once again highlighting that higher total doses of primaquine (7mg/kg) are needed to achieve high antirelapse cure rates in patients with #vivax malaria. Plus reassuring safety data. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Poverty is one of biggest determinants of outcome from #TB . Cases & mortality in impoverished communities were halved by the Brazilian Bolsa Família (conditional cash transfer). Non randomised cohort study, but great results. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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AKI following SAB occured in 48% and associated with 28 day mortality (OR=3.8). "Some AKI phenotypes have rapid resolution, which supports consideration of delayed antimicrobial dose reduction." @gurujosh.bsky.social

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Outbreak of yellow fever in the Americas Region:24 deaths out of 50 confirmed cases. On this International Day of #EpidemicPreparedness we are reminded of the risk of re-emergence of old threats and the importance of #research and #vaccination @yellow4flavi.bsky.social www.paho.org/sites/defaul...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

Researching #malaria in pregnancy? Check out the malaria in pregnancy library, an online resource to search published and unpublished literature @wwarnnews.bsky.social www.iddo.org/wwarn/malari...

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Jimmy Carter

submitted 61 days ago • 41 comments

Fungal pathogens not constrained to previously considered endemic areas.

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Latest "WHO Guidelines for Malaria" finally published. 460+ pages with recommendations spanning vector control, treatment, vaccination, chemoprevention and elimination strategies. Several major changes for radical cure of #vivax #malaria www.who.int/publications...

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

Rise of tinae corporis due to Trichophyton indotinae esp in patients linked to South Asia. High rates of terbinafine resistance and 5% poor response to itraconazole wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

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Suboptimal mg/kg dosing of CQ and PQ is a major factor in treatment failure for #vivax malaria jkms.org/DOIx.php?id=...

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Weekly DHA-piperaquine for chemoprophylaxis of #malaria in children under 5 with sickle cell anaemia... Much more effective than monthly SP www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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AL reduces #malaria transmission far more than AS-AQ in West Africa. Plus reminder of major benefits of single low dose primaquine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Antibiotic use increased 16.3% since 2016, driven largely by economic growth in LMIC. Despite concerns on AMR, effective measures like stewardship programs, public awareness, improved infection prevention have helped some high-income nations limit their consumption. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

submitted 64 days ago • 11 comments

It's that time of year again. Here are my top 10 ID papers of 2024 1. My opinion 2. Practice changing, paradigm-shifting or dogma challenging 3. Not COVID 4. Alphabetical order by first author 5. CoI for 4 and 5 (I am an author) Summary slide here, details in thread #IDSky #Top10IDpapers

submitted 67 days ago • 12 comments

The new WWARN #Vivax library contains data from 301 clinical trials, & case reports from 433 sites published since 1960 across 39 countries. Use it free for your #Malaria research www.iddo.org/wwarn/wwarn-...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

RTS/S, R21 and now hopefully RH5 not too far behind. Promising results of Phase 2b trial in Burkina Faso especially in high density infections. But unknown longevity www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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24 strains of S. maltophilia were treated with Cefiderocol which is the largest real-life series to date The results confirm real-world efficacy of Cefiderocol in S. matlophilia infections, for which therapeutic armamentarium is limited #idsky #EMIMCC

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🆕💫 RETROSPECTIVE Cutibacterium acnes infective endocarditis—an emerging pathogen The incidence of endocarditis caused by C.acnes is alarming and is at par with the HACEK group Blood culture-negative IE was initially reported in 54.3% of the patients😲 #idsky academic.oup.com/ejcts/articl...

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Political unrest, armed conflict, economic turmoil and unstable health care systems undermining malaria elimination... www.sciencenews.org/article/mala...

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In Ep 2 of our #DrugDiscoveryExplained series, our Senior Discovery Project Manager Fanny explains what high-throughput screening is, and how we can screen hundreds of thousands of #molecules in just a few days. 🎬View the video here: www.instagram.com/p/DDjOpsWoT0c/ 🔗Webpage: bit.ly/4iCi67E

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Brilliant article by Mehr et al. Modelling #vivax dynamics using a unique cohort of children followed every day for 21 months. Mean hypnozoite dormancy is 6 months and likely activated by symptomatic malarial illness doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

First trial ADAPT Sepsis, presented by Paul Dark, Warwick University. Concurrent in @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Adults receiving IV abx for suspected sepsis; abx discontinuation according to PCT or CRP monitoring daily vs standard care; outcomes - days abx use and 28d mortality

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Once again! Anidulafungin exposure and population pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients with invasive candidiasis Standard anidulafungin dosing is insufficient for achieving adequate exposure in critically ill patients Clinically?! #idsky #medsky ##EMIMCC link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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BALANCE study in NEJM - no difference in between 7 vs 14 days ABs for blood stream infections. Reassuring, but most of these uncomplicated infections we wouldn't go passed 7 days anyway www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

2024 surge in #dengue. Over 12 million cases have been reported in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. www.cdc.gov/dengue/outbr...

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#Chagas disease is treatable, but tracking treatment success is tough. 🔬 A new serological test could change that, offering a way to measure whether the parasite has been cleared from the body. 🔗 Read more here: nature.com/articles/s41...

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🆕🔥 systematic review and meta-analysis #CMIJournal 6 RCTs,10 adjusted cohorts& 22 unadjusted cohorts N=11,566 Early transition to oral antibiotics was noninferior to continued IV antibiotic treatment for bacteraemia & sepsis #idsky #medsky www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119...

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Imported cases of #malaria into UK is at the highest level in at least 24 years

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The diving beetle you never knew was your friend against vector borne viruses.... www.itg.be/en/health-st...

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Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

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A little-known virus is getting a lot of attention this year. #Oropouche has been making headlines. >10,000 cases, mainly in South America & the Caribbean www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) outperforms MEWS and qSOFA in predicting in-hospital mortality. ? a valuable clinical tool for high-risk patients in resource-limited settings www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...

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Hi #IDSky! Febrile is a cultured podcast about all things ID. We talk about clinical reasoning, diagnostics, abxs, and other interesting topics! 🦠 We love showcasing trainees and ID clinicians, and we cover both adult+pediatric topics/cases. We're ~4 years old and sponsored by @idsainfo.bsky.social

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Microhaplotype genotyping now available for exploring #Plasmodium #vivax infection dynamics. Huge potential for improving our understanding of P.vivax clinical trials #IDSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

The new WWARN #Vivax library contains data from 301 clinical trials, & case reports from 433 sites published since 1960 across 39 countries. Use it free for your #Malaria research. www.iddo.org/wwarn/wwarn-...

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/study-f...

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