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Carmel Curtis

@cmcurtis.bsky.social
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Microbiologist, IPC doctor, you can take the girl out of Dublin ☘️, Irish in London 🇮🇪 #TeamKings

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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Nope, nitrites alone no good as an indication for needing antibiotics for a UTI. (i.e. can be positive in asymptomatic bacteriuria) #IDSky #UTISky #ClinMicro academic.oup.com/ajcp/article...
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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
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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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. #IDSky #ClinMicro www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The amount of green on this level of evidence guiding antifungal treatment duration demonstrates nicely the research knowledge gap in this field! #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR @drneilstone.bsky.social
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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Virtual medicine can offer great flexibility, but perhaps it also lacks nuance to truly do any meaningful antibiotic stewardship! #IDSky #AMR #ClinMicro
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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Good piece of molecular detective work on fluconazole resistant Candida parapsillosis in @bsacandjac.bsky.social @cmcurtis.bsky.social 👍 #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
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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
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 21/01/2025
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! asm.org/Press-Releas...
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Healthcare Infection Society @hisinfection.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
#HISCON topics announced! 👉Intro to the new NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (in collaboration with Royal Society for Public Health) 👉Novel aspects of the built environment 👉AI 👉Whole genome sequencing 👉Emerging hot topics in IPC Sign up to our mailing list👉ow.ly/WniB50U6iVS
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Saskia Popescu @saskiapopescu.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health
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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...
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Carmel Curtis @cmcurtis.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Fascinating
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
🆕 In @nejm.org "Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection" Highlights of the article in a 🧵 👇 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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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...
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Doctor Neha @doctorneha.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Vaccines save lives.
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 23/12/2024
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!
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.
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Joseph Marcus @josephmarcusid.medsky.social · 23/12/2024
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 #IDSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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…
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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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Healthcare Infection Society @hisinfection.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Become a member of HIS today and join a network of over 1,400 experts working in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections. We have lots planned in 2025 at the Society - don't miss out! Join today 👉 ow.ly/4QcQ50QnmFe
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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 02/12/2024
We've already hit 100 followers! Thanks to everyone who has followed us so far. Spread the word :)
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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 30/11/2024
A hero and a warrior. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/h...
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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.
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Healthcare Infection Society @hisinfection.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
📢 Over 50% of places already booked for HIS/ UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC 📅 Live sessions will take place 10-14 March with leading #IPC experts. Taking your RC Path exam in Spring? This is perfect revision ✍ Book now👉 ow.ly/w2fN50U4l2g
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Tom Sandora, MD MPH @tomsandora.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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.
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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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 doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
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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
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Carmel Curtis @cmcurtis.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Excellent talk from the team at Alder Hey - IPC in a children’s hospital #FISHIS2024
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Carmel Curtis @cmcurtis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The very excellent Prof Margreet Vos talking hospital design in Rotterdam #FISHIS2024
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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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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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Which E. coli are you? #MicroSky #IDSky
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Sigh.
POLIO IS CONQUERED newspaper headline
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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
🆕️⚡️ ⚡️ #ofid Implementing oral antibiotics for bone and joint infections: Lessons learned and opportunities for improvement #idsky academic.oup.com/ofid/article... academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...
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Implementing oral antibiotics for bone and joint infections: Lessons learned and opportunities for improvement
AbstractBackground. Although intravenous antibiotics have historically been the standard of care for bone and joint infections, clinical trial data has hig
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Louise Kenny @louiseckenny.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
@mariankeyes.bsky.social So glad I just found you here! #strictly now enjoyable again. You’ve just missed the most exceptional pair of trousers. Words elude me.
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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
🆕️⚡️⚡️Retrospective, multicenter, cohort study Oral antibiotics Vs OPAT Discharge oral therapy was not associated with higher rates of treatment failure compared to OPAT for children with MRSA bacteremic osteomyelitis #idsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Association of Antibiotic Route and Outcomes in Children with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremic Osteomyelitis - Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction There remains uncertainty about whether transitioning to oral antibiotic therapy is appropriate for the management of children with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bact...
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/11/2024
The United States' first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the CDC says.
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United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California | CNN
The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The risk of clade I mpox to the public...
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Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Wondering why so many people have mycoplasma (aka walking pneumonia) lately? Here’s a clue. Just published: after propensity matching, those w/ prior #COVID19 infection were about 3x more likely to get mycoplasma than those without #COVID: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #MedTwitter #MedSky
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Angela McBride @angelamcbride.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
New: UK guidelines for the investigation and management of eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants. #IDsky #microsky @drneilstone.bsky.social www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
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UK guidelines for the investigation and management of eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants
Eosinophilia is a common finding in returning travellers, migrants and other travelling groups. In this setting it often indicates an underlying helminth infection. Infections associated with eosinoph...
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Jay Hinton @jayhinton.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Incredible graphic - the myriad of ways that bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics. 14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Results 10 yrs metagenomic sequencing for CNS infections www.nature.com/articles/s41... Impressive. Key take homes for me. 1) Time to result still long - addressable but a barrier currently. 2) 10% contamination. 3) Despite using cutting edge tests a "causative" organism found in only 15%.
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