MIC: More Infection Chat – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode we ask the experts (Professor Robert Read and Professor Martyn Wiselka, editors of the JOI and CLIP respectively) about how to get published in academic journals. We discuss about how journal articles can better reflect the patients we are treating, the impact of AI and Open Access, and even found out what research they are interested in. You can also find out what will make the world collapse, and how to slice salami.

Those papers were:

COVID-19 vaccination in patients at higher risk of anaphylaxis: A safe and pragmatic approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001207?dgcid=rss_sd_all

Safety, Efficacy, and Immunogenicity of a Salmonella Paratyphi A Vaccine

http://nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2502992

And Professor Read’s first Journal of Infection article in 1989 on EBV https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016344538991150X?via%3Dihub

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In this episode we explore two interesting papers, one about the new UK vaccination programme against gonorrhoea, and the other about dengue in the South of France. We also discuss dengue vaccination. 

Professor Ladhani's article can be found here: The United Kingdom meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) programme against gonorrhoea: A review of the evidence and knowledge gaps - Journal of Infection

Dr Killingley and Dr Donnelly's paper can be found here: Dengue in the south of France: An emerging health threat due to climate change? - ScienceDirect

The Dengue Greenbook chapter can be found here: Dengue: the green book, chapter 15a - GOV.UK

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In this episode we explore two fascinating papers, one on the ethics of carbapenemase screening, and one on faecal microbiota transplants. We also discuss feasibility studies.

Dr Rooney’s article on CPE screening can be found here Carbapenemase-producing Enterobactericeae screening: Focused patient insights - ScienceDirect

Dr Merrick’s paper (FERARO) is here Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (FERARO): A feasibility randomised controlled trial - Journal of Infection

What is a feasibility study? Defining Feasibility and Pilot Studies in Preparation for Randomised Controlled Trials: Development of a Conceptual Framework | PLOS One

Guidelines for feasibility studies: Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials - PMC

Dr Merrick referenced 2 FMT trials, PREMIX Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement - PMC and RGNOSIS A 5-day course of oral antibiotics followed by faecal transplantation to eradicate carriage of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a randomized clinical trial - PubMed

For a major paper on Recovery Associated Bacteria (RAB), see here Metagenome-wide association analysis identifies microbial determinants of post-antibiotic ecological recovery in the gut | Nature Ecology & Evolution

And in case you need information on Royal Mail parcel sizes, follow this link Size & weight guide - parcels, letters and envelopes

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You can read the article on listeriosis surveillance in Japan here: An 11-year multicentre clinical and genomic surveillance of listeriosis across Japan - Journal of Infection

And the case report on novel treatment of Enterovirus encephalitis here: Novel treatment of enterovirus encephalitis associated with B-cell depleting therapy - ScienceDirect

Contact the encephalitis MDT at uclh.nhnn.encephalitismdt1@nhs.net (for NHS use only)

And for the metagenomics service's website https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/laboratory-database/metagenomics/

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You can read the article on immune aging among untreated HIV slow progressors  here: Evidence of greater immune aging among untreated HIV slow progressors than antiretroviral-controlled people living with HIV - ScienceDirect

And the article on thermal therapy for NTM infections here: Bringing the heat to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: a comprehensive review inspired by a striking case of successful treatment - ScienceDirect

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You can read the article on the epidemiology of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00145-8/fulltext

And the workforce survey of Infection Trainees is here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001153

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In this episode we discuss a study looking at persistent candidaemia (based on the Candida III study), as well a new quick reference guide on Meningoencephalitis.

The Candida III sub-analysis study can be accessed here

Read more about Candida IV here

The IQRG meningitis/encephalitis article is here

A higher resolution copy here

And other IQRGs can be accessed on the BIA’s website

UK SMI B27 for investigation of CSF

Cochrane meta-analysis for steroids is here

And Dr Fiona McGill's previous guidelines on meningitis from 2016 is here

And the UK 2017 audit of the guidelines mentioned is worth a read here

Plus the DexEnceph study of steroids in HSV Encephalitis is on the Lancet website 

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