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Chickenpox vaccine should be given to children on NHS, JCVI says

#vaccine #vaccination #infectiousdiseases #IDMastodon #medicine #chickenpox #varicella #VZV

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/14/chickenpox-vaccine-should-be-given-to-children-on-nhs-jcvi-says?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

> Until now, UK has said that jab could increase risk of chickenpox and shingles in adults

This we really don't want to see.

Increase in #Candidaauris cases in bloodstream.

V v hard to treat. Resistant +++
#AMR #microbiology #mycology @microbiology #IDMastodon #infectiousdeseases @infectiousdiseases

Candida auris rates in blood culture on the rise: results of US surveillance

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02216-23

New virulence factor for uropathogenic E coli. Interesting link to induction of "stronger" immune response - cause or effect?
#Ecoli #UPEC #uropathogenic #UTI #urology #microbiology #infectiousdeseases #IDMastodon

HlyF, an underestimated virulence factor of uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Clinical Microbiology and Infection

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00352-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Clear trends in hospital Group A strep admissions in UK. ⬇️ during and ⬆️ after #COVID19.

This is national Hospital Episode Statistics , which matches UKHSA data.

Next question: what exactly drove the recent rise?

Hospital admissions for group A streptococcal infections in England: current rates and historical perspective
#GAS #StrepA #GroupAstrep #bacteria #microbiology #IDMastodon #medicine #MedMastodon #infectiousdiseases
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00428-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes after childbirth can have life threatening consequences. Here, Catton et al. show that the epidemiologically associated bacterial R28 protein targets the human CEACAM1 receptor to facilitate the pathogenesis of bacterial sepsis.
#GroupAstrep #StrepA #science #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #immunology #academicchatter

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37732-1#Sec9

Not a new paper, but still a neat demonstration PCP on the rise due to iatrogenic / disease immunosuppression, not #hiv

#IDMastodon #pcp #pulmonary #disease #Lung

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266677622200093X?via%3Dihub

Interesting to see drop in big spike in invasive Group A strep notifications in England.

Big question is if there is going to be another peak now we enter the 'usual' season, or whether this was a solitary (big) early peak.

#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #GroupAstrep #GAS #iGAS #bacteria #microbiology
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-a-streptococcal-infections-activity-during-the-2022-to-2023-season/group-a-streptococcal-infections-10th-update-on-seasonal-activity-in-england

Yes - this is something we need!

"Which trial do we need? Infectious and non-infectious complications of peripherally-inserted central venous catheters and midline catheters" - Clinical Microbiology and Infection

#IDmastodon #MedMastodon #catheter #academia #medicine #infection #thrombosis

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X23000368#bib8