• How has Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome and STEC epidemiology changed? And trainee matters: looking at the recent survey outcomes
    Jan 15 2026

    You can read the article on the epidemiology of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00145-8/fulltext

    And the workforce survey of Infection Trainees is here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001153


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    33 mins
  • How to get published in scientific journals (with the editors of the Journal of Infection, and Clinical Infection in Practice)
    Dec 11 2025

    In this episode we ask the experts (Professor Robert Read and Professor Martyn Wiselka, editors of the JOI and CLIP respectively) about how to get published in academic journals. We discuss about how journal articles can better reflect the patients we are treating, the impact of AI and Open Access, and even found out what research they are interested in. You can also find out what will make the world collapse, and how to slice salami.

    Those papers were:

    COVID-19 vaccination in patients at higher risk of anaphylaxis: A safe and pragmatic approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001207?dgcid=rss_sd_all

    Safety, Efficacy, and Immunogenicity of a Salmonella Paratyphi A Vaccine

    http://nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2502992

    And Professor Read’s first Journal of Infection article in 1989 on EBV https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016344538991150X?via%3Dihub

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    39 mins
  • The one where we explore Vaccination against gonorrhoea, and the impact of Climate change on Dengue Virus epidemiology
    Nov 13 2025

    In this episode we explore two interesting papers, one about the new UK vaccination programme against gonorrhoea, and the other about dengue in the South of France. We also discuss dengue vaccination.

    Professor Ladhani's article can be found here: The United Kingdom meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) programme against gonorrhoea: A review of the evidence and knowledge gaps - Journal of Infection

    Dr Killingley and Dr Donnelly's paper can be found here: Dengue in the south of France: An emerging health threat due to climate change? - ScienceDirect

    The Dengue Greenbook chapter can be found here: Dengue: the green book, chapter 15a - GOV.UK

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    40 mins
  • MIC Pilot Episode
    Oct 15 2025

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    Dr Rooney’s article on CPE screening can be found here Carbapenemase-producing Enterobactericeae screening: Focused patient insights - ScienceDirect

    Dr Merrick’s paper (FERARO) is here Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (FERARO): A feasibility randomised controlled trial - Journal of Infection

    What is a feasibility study? Defining Feasibility and Pilot Studies in Preparation for Randomised Controlled Trials: Development of a Conceptual Framework | PLOS One

    Guidelines for feasibility studies: Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials - PMC

    Dr Merrick referenced 2 FMT trials, PREMIX Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement - PMC and RGNOSIS A 5-day course of oral antibiotics followed by faecal transplantation to eradicate carriage of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a randomized clinical trial - PubMed

    For a major paper on Recovery Associated Bacteria (RAB), see here Metagenome-wide association analysis identifies microbial determinants of post-antibiotic ecological recovery in the gut | Nature Ecology & Evolution

    And in case you need information on Royal Mail parcel sizes, follow this link Size & weight guide - parcels, letters and envelopes

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    38 mins
  • Teaser
    Oct 11 2025

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