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ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists
Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists
Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 141
Join Callum and Jame, two infectious diseases doctors, as they discuss everything you need to know to diagnose and treat infections. Aimed at doctors and clinical staff working in the UK.
Episode notes here: https://t.ly/8DyqW
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124. Moulds that cause chronic subcutaneous infections
Season 1 · Episode 124
lundi 17 novembre 2025 • Duration 01:07:34
- Sporotrichosis
- Mycetoma
- Chromoblastomycosis
- ...Entomophthorales.
Let's face it: you don't know anything about these diseases.
That's OK: neither do Callum or Alyssa. That's why we've got a guest! Dr David Chandler is a Consultant Dermatologist, BSMM member and is a member of the Global Mycetoma Working Group. Listen on for everything you need to know about chronic subcutaneous infections caused by moulds!
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123. Moulds: Dermatophytes
Season 1 · Episode 123
lundi 3 novembre 2025 • Duration 28:49
Alyssa and Callum talk all things dermatophytes and Tinea:
- Tinea capitis – scalp, hair
- Tinea corporis – trunk, limbs (ringworm)
- Tinea manuum/pedis - palms and soles (athlete’s foot)
- Tinea cruris - groin (jock itch)
- Tinea barbae - beard area and neck
- Tinea faciale - face
- Tinea unguium / onychomycosis - nails
What does Anthropophilic mean and how do you pronounce it? Tune in to find out.
Show notes for this episode here: https://idiots.notion.site/12-Moulds-Dermatophytes-3e6b963f48db46808f67985884be5794?source=copy_link
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114. The Yeasts: Cryptococcus part 2, management
Season 1 · Episode 114
lundi 14 juillet 2025 • Duration 40:42
Alyssa and Callum continue to speak to Jeremy Day about Cryptococcus, focusing on the evidence base for management.
To further encapsulate your learning, be sure to listen to part 1 last week!
Show notes for this episode here: https://idiots.notion.site/113-114-Yeasts-Cryptococcus-14fd0e7ed6a2478cb5734f1e21f49029?source=copy_link
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24. Ambl(er)ing through beta lactamases
Season 1 · Episode 24
vendredi 24 juin 2022 • Duration 01:04:50
Join Jame and Callum as they discussion all things beta lactamase including ESBL, AmpC and Carbapenemases. We talk through classification systems, patterns of resistance and some methods of detection.
Some resources we found helpful:
Summary of beta lactamase classification:
https://microbeonline.com/betalactamase-classification/
Summary of AmpC:
https://www.idstewardship.com/heck-yes-get-amped-updates-ampc-harboring-bacteria/
EUCAST detection of resistance:
https://www.eucast.org/fileadmin/src/media/PDFs/EUCAST_files/Resistance_mechanisms/EUCAST_detection_of_resistance_mechanisms_170711.pdf
UK SMI on Carbapenemases:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1080594/B_60i3.1.pdf
More in depth AmpC:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6763639/
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23. The ID:IOTS guide to Carbapenems
Season 1 · Episode 23
mercredi 1 juin 2022 • Duration 33:13
Callum and Jame provide an overview of the Carbapenem class of antibiotics discussing: what they are; their spectrum of action (looking in particular at what they don't cover); resistance; how to use them; and side effects.
This site has a useful summary of the new formulation of carbapenems and their spectra:
http://www.microbiologynutsandbolts.co.uk/the-bug-blog/new-sweets-on-the-market-but-will-these-new-flavours-live-up-to-their-vibrant-colours
Here is the NEJM paper on Tebipenem Jame mentions:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105462
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22. Konquering Klebsiella
Season 1 · Episode 22
lundi 16 mai 2022 • Duration 21:18
Jame and Callum continue their discuss of the Enterobacterales, looking at Klebsiella spp. with focused discussion on some microbiological history, K1 syndrome, and the pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials for endophthalmitis.
For the graphic Jame suggested look at Figure 4 in this paper: https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/41/3/252/3830265
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21. Exploring E. coli and the order of Enterobacterales
Season 1 · Episode 21
lundi 9 mai 2022 • Duration 36:21
Jame and Callum have put this off for far too long... we start exploring the Gram negative bacilli by considering Enterobacterales in general and then discussing E. coli. We focus particularly on the gastrointestinal syndromes causes by different pathogenic strains of E. coli. Did you ever wonder what "coliforms" on a culture result meant - hopefully now you will find out!
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20. Weird lactams
Season 1 · Episode 20
lundi 18 avril 2022 • Duration 32:58
In this episode Jame and Callum discuss other Beta-lactam antibiotics: aztreonam, temocillin and pivmecillinam... with some substantial tangents into C. difficle and carbapenems.
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19. Neiserria knowledge
Season 1 · Episode 19
lundi 4 avril 2022 • Duration 49:45
In this episode Jame and Callum talk through the two most medically important Gram negative cocci: Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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18. The ID:IOTS Guide to Cephalosporins
Season 1 · Episode 18
lundi 21 mars 2022 • Duration 37:02
Callum and Jame provide an overview of the Cephalosporin class of antibiotics, discussing mechanism of action, spectrum, classification, PK/PD, side effects and some clinical uses.
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