Dr Chris Eades

Agree. An expensive and potentially hazardous waste-of-time if not used correctly.

life cycle of body louse

Framework for preventing transplant-derived Bartonella quintana infection

Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection

Perspective by Henderson et al in Emerging Infectious Diseases

#TxID #IDSky

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Altered IL-6 signalling and risk of tuberculosis: a multi-ancestry mendelian randomisation study Our findings propose a causal relationship between reduced IL-6 signalling and lower risk of tuberculosis, akin to the effect seen in other IL-6 mediated diseases. This study suggests that IL-6 antago...

🚨 Delighted to share our paper defining a new role for IL-6 in TB. 🚨

We used genetic variation to show *reduced* IL-6 signalling is causally associated with *lower* risk of TB.

Lead author @gushamilton.bsky.social

#TBSky #IDSky #ImmunoSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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I recommend all those following me and interested in 🍄 to follow @andy-borman.bsky.social - head of the UKHSA Mycology Ref Lab - as is it’s difficult to get started in this place!

Impact of vaccines in reducing antimicrobial resistance On Oct 10, 2024, WHO published a report highlighting the role of vaccines in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Titled Estimating the impact of vaccines in reducing antimicrobial...

Important reminder that optimising / minimising antibiotic use is not the only tool we have against rise of #AMR

#WAAW #IDSky #vaccines

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Glad to see you here, James!

It’s a good feeling, eh?

@iamgabesanchez.bsky.social nice to see you here, Gabe! :)

Well…this is a lot nicer!