Callum was recently on the Primary Care Knowledge Boost podcast (https://pckb.org/), talking about what happens to microbiology specimens sent in to the lab. He did so well we thought we'd share it with you here! Enjoy...

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Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined by Medical microbiology and Infectious Diseases Consultant Dr Callum Mutch to follow the journey of a urine sample and a throat swab as they are processed. We discuss the important points to get right in the pre-analytical, analytical and post analytical stages of their journeys. Some fascinating insights (including how the clinical details can affect what is tested for) that have changed our practice for the better.

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Process your Polyene Prescribing Paralysis by partaking in this proliferous podcast pondering on the particulars of these P-harmacological agents.*

*Alyssa had no part in the making of this podcast description.

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Jame and Callum are joined by Christina Petridou. In this episode we give you an overview of ticks and the key infections they transmit..., but NOT Lyme disease.

Some of the infections we DO cover include: Rickettsiosis (spotted fever group), relapsing fevers, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, TBE & CCHF.

Not Lyme. THIS IS NOT A LYME DISEASE EPISODE.

Show notes (including lots of summary tables and horrible tick pics) for this episode are here.

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Flucytosine. A much maligned antifungal, consigned to adjuvant use in Cryptococcus...

WELL THAT CHANGES... well not today because the resistance barrier is shockingly low, but at least in 20m time you'll know all you need to about 5-FC!

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• Lab containment levels 1-4
• Safety cabinets 1-3
• ACDP approved list of biological agents 2-4
• Counterterrorism act schedule 5 pathogens
• Cat A and Cat B transport
• SAPO?!

Confused? We're not surprised, but things will all become clear.... Once you listen to this masterclass from Dr Claire Gordon on all things biosafety and biosecurity from a UK lab perspective.

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What could be more Rare Imported or Pathogenic than the Viral Haemorrhagic fevers?!

Callum is joined again by Drs Claire Gordon and Amy Bellfield to talk all things VHF and HCID from the clinical lab perspective.

We're sure you'll all be Very Happy Fans by the end of this one...

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Terbinafine! Griseofulvin!

2 weird antifungals that the dermatologists use much more than us!

But we here at the ID:IOTS Podcast love all our antifungal agents equally so here's an episode on literally everything you need to know about both these agents!

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Now this an episode, first of a triple

About all the work of a lab called RIPL

And we'd like to take minute now so sit right here

And learn about all the horrible pathogens you now should fear

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