MIC: More Infection Chat

In this podcast we discuss antibiotic effects on pathobiont carriage in the elderly with Egi Vasil and Professor Geraint Rogers. Followed by a discussion with Dr Paul Robertson about the infection workforce in Scotland. Read the paper about antibiotic effects here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016344532600099X And the paper about the Scottish infection workforce here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226000919 Thanks for listening to ...

In this podcast we discuss household transmission of influenza with Dr Sarah Cox and Dr Julia Bennett. We also discuss rashes in immunocompromised individuals with Dr Sarah Clifford and Dr Naomi Bulteel. Read the Influenza study here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00073-3/fulltext Cohen study in South Africa looking at household transmission https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00141-8/fulltext The work their group has been doing on COVI...

This month we discuss Amikacin target attainment with Dr Michael Osthoff, and PJI outcomes with Dr Rami Sommerstein The Amikacin article is here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00035-6/fulltext The PJI article from JOI an be read here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00014-9/fulltext Patient Reported Outcome measures, one study that explored this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38723046/ ASAP study looking at vancomycin for prophylaxis in arthr...

In this episode we talk about the future of the infection profession in the UK, what's done well and what could be done better. With two authors of the report, Dr Sarah Logan and Dr Amy Belfield. View the report here https://www.his.org.uk/media/tjco1mlz/workforce-report-final.pdf Read Chris Whitty's 371 page report on Infections here (or just the executive summary!) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections Pegasus-for more detail read he...

We discuss COVID-19 vaccination allergy clinics with Dr Karla Berry and Dr Rebecca Sutherland, and optimisation of leptospirosis diagnostics with Dr David Haake. COVID 19 vaccination clinics paper can be read here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001207 The Leptospirosis diagnostics paper is here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00275-0/fulltext Dr Haake's paper on Reunion and Mayotte ecology can be found here https://pmc.ncbi.nl...