Infections, Medical Education, Tropical Diseases
Joined June 2022
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UCalgaryID retweeted
Influenza season is off to an early start this year in Canada.
Flu shots are now widely available to the general public (free in 9 of 10 provinces).
UCalgaryID retweeted
Alberta Medical Association statement regarding the report of the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force
UCalgaryID retweeted
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by painful, deep seated nodules, abscesses occurring in intertriginous areas
🆕💫 Review @TheLancet
Hidradenitis suppurativa
There is limited evidence supporting systemic antibiotic
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
UCalgaryID retweeted
Brilliant article reviewing zoonotic infections in the Canadian Arctic. 🇨🇦
Echinococcus canadensis, Mycoplasma phocacerebrale ("seal finger"), Trichinellosis & more.
Link: cmaj.ca/content/197/2/E34, by James Burns et al.
Published in @CMAJ today.
UCalgaryID retweeted
"Why the last cases of #SleepingSickness will be the hardest to eliminate - Pharmaceuticals and vector-control programmes have greatly diminished the once-widespread disease, but sustained effort will be needed to stamp out infection for good" #NTDs
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
UCalgaryID retweeted
Super interesting!!
🆕💫New diagnoses of histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis were routinely made outside their historically defined regions of endemicity
#idxposts academic.oup.com/ofid/articl…
UCalgaryID retweeted
Chagas disease is a parasitic infection that can cause heart and/or gastrointestinal problems. This JAMA Patient Page describes the parasitic infection Chagas disease and its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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UCalgaryID retweeted
93.7 million lives saved through #measles vaccination. A staggering achievement, and a testament to the power of immunisation.
As we look back on the year, let’s celebrate this progress and commit to the fight ahead: gavi.org/vaccineswork/story-…
Phage therapy treatment of resistant bacterial infection, one of the first in Canada.
youtu.be/Szx4ImAlE8g?si=cNGZ…
@AHS_media
@DrGregGerman @PhageAustralia @phagedirectory @UCalgaryMed @UCalgary @phageconsortium @CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews
UCalgaryID retweeted
Wild report of a neurocysticercosis school outbreak in Belgium:
"When patient 8 was invited for additional history taking, his father recounted pulling a 1 m-long, ribbon-like worm from his son's anus".
tinyurl.com/5n83kcnf By Vanden Driessche et al.
UCalgaryID retweeted
Cefiderocol may not be the soldier we were waiting for to help us win the battle against NDM
🆕✨Of 204 NDM-producing Enterobacterales isolates/China
18% R to cefiderocol*
29% R to cefepime/zidebactam
22% R to cefepime/taniborbactam
ATM/AVI S to 99.0%
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
UCalgaryID retweeted
IDSA has developed a Road Map to Becoming an ID Physician– a comprehensive guide designed to support aspiring physicians at every stage of their journey.
This interactive PDF includes links to mentorship programs, exposure opportunities, grants and more. idsociety.org/globalassets/i…
UCalgaryID retweeted
Lots of posts today about the anniversary of #Smallpox Eradication (Dec 9 1979, tho WHA declaration came May 8 1980).
The Final Report of the Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication also recommended investigating #mpox (#monkeypox).
iris.who.int/handle/10665/68…
UCalgaryID retweeted
Sepsis can occur in patients of any age, but the incidence varies markedly across the life span. The incidence worldwide is highest among children younger than 5 years of age. Learn more about sepsis and septic shock in a new Review Article: nej.md/3OFrGZR
ALT Graphs showing the epidemiologic features of sepsis in the United States according to age group.
UCalgaryID retweeted
Great news towards a single meningitis vaccine!
New research: Breadth of immune response, immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety for a pentavalent meningococcal ABCWY vaccine in healthy adolescents and young adults: results from a phase 3, randomised, controlled observer-blinded trial
thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
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UCalgaryID retweeted
High rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae ("walking pneumonia") in Ontario, 2024, especially in those age 5-17.
16.3% of a subset of 135 specimens had mutations that suggest resistance to macrolide antibiotics.
Link: tinyurl.com/3ddnd29w
