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Eliza Gil

@elizagil.bsky.social
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NIHR clinical lecturer and infectious diseases/microbiology doctor. Enthusiastic about all things streptococcal and pyogenic. And food.

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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Now out @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social led @elizagil.bsky.social Strep anginosus an increasingly important cause of pyogenic infections in adults & kids. Here we describe changing epidemiology within UK. Great collaboration @lshtm.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @greatormondst.bsky.social
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Streptococcus anginosus group as a cause of serious streptococcal infection in the UK: a retrospective population-based surveillance study
SAG infections, predominantly deep pyogenic collections in SBSs, are increasing in both children and adults in the UK and represent a major cause of streptococcal SBS infections. This increase is unli...
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 21/03/2026
"The perception that meningitis is rare in the UK, and that this outbreak is out of the ordinary, is accurate." Eliza Gil looks at why the meningitis B outbreak in Kent is notable @lshtm.bsky.social bit.ly/4bp4awt
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Meningitis B in Kent: an outbreak in the shadow of a pandemic
Widespread public anxiety about the outbreak should be met with an informed response, says Eliza Gil At the time of writing, the outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Kent includes 18 confir...
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Tristan J Barber @tristanjbarber.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
a must read #MakingAmericaUnhealthyAgain @thelancet.bsky.social #HIV www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Making America unhealthy again
Will US President Donald Trump go down in history as being responsible for the resurgence of HIV in the USA? The Trump administration has unleashed sweeping budget cuts on the US Department of Health ...
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Eliza Gil @elizagil.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This also applies to microbiology training in my experience. Initial overwhelm often followed by disproportionate confidence once antibiotic choices feel more familiar. The FRCPath exams are definitely a potent driver of the "I'll never understand this!" stage
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Isaac Florence @isaac-florence.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Today is the big day for Notifiable Diseases in England. Eight (8) diseases today join the list of those that doctors in England are required to notify suspected cases of to @ukhsa.bsky.social. Following a long consultation and a lot of work across UKHSA and DHSC, these additions will: (1/4)
poster in pink background. "UK Health Security Agency" logo in top left corner; "NOIDs" in top right hand corner. Poster reads "Our notifiable diseases list has changed" and then "We've expanded the list of pathogens that registered medical professionals and laboratories must notify us about"
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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Academic Clinical Lecturer Posts in Infection now out: for people training in ID in UK & hold/imminently completing PhD. 2 posts @lshtm.bsky.social shorturl.at/EIUIz 1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings shorturl.at/8kDY3 If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch. UK ID people please share!!
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Eliza Gil @elizagil.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Collaboration with @ukhsa.bsky.social, inspired by clinicians' hunches, confirms that brain abscesses are increasing in incidence in England, especially in children. Streptococcus anginosus group organisms playing a significant role. Lots to unpick! academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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P-921. A Decade of Changing Incidence and Microbial Aetiology of Brain Abscesses in England between 2014 and 2023
AbstractBackground. Following international and anecdotal domestic reports of post-pandemic increases in incidence of brain abscesses, including from the U
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Eliza Gil @elizagil.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Glad to see this article being challenged - the idea that no one has noticed a flourishing brain microbiome including staphylococci and streptococci, which are readily cultured and identified, really stretches credulity! www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...
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The brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia?
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
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Eliza Gil @elizagil.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Anyone else seeing more patients with brain abscess or intracranial empyema? Check out our review of Streptococcus intermedius CNS infection www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... If you're interested in Strep anginosus group or pyogenic brain infection I'd love to chat. Fig made in #Biorender
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