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  1. 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

    journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/s

  2. 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

    clinicalmicrobiologyandinfecti

  3. 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
    thelancet.com/journals/laninf/

  4. 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

    nature.com/articles/s41467-023

  5. 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

    sciencedirect.com/science/arti