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The British Infection Association's podcast, incorporating the Journal of Infection and Clinical Infection in Practice

  1. 1d ago

    Anaerobic antibiotic use in the elderly and the Scottish infection workforce

    In this podcast we discuss antibiotic effects on pathobiont carriage in the elderly with Egi Vasil and  Professor Geraint Rogers. Followed by a discussion with Dr Paul Robertson about the infection workforce in Scotland.  Read the paper about antibiotic effects here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016344532600099X And the paper about the Scottish infection workforce here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226000919 Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  2. Aug 17

    Deciphering who index cases are in influenza outbreaks, and thinking about rashes in immunocompromised individuals

    In this podcast we discuss household transmission of influenza with Dr Sarah Cox and Dr Julia Bennett. We also discuss rashes in immunocompromised individuals with Dr Sarah Clifford and Dr Naomi Bulteel. Read the Influenza study here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00073-3/fulltext Cohen study in South Africa looking at household transmission https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00141-8/fulltext The work their group has been doing on COVID was also recently published https://academic.oup.com/jpids/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jpids/piag061/8738471?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false The article on rashes in immunocompromised people in CLIP: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259017022500113X HIV and Leprosy review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2010.08.016 Global Health Observatory https://www.who.int/data/gho Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  3. Jul 17

    How can we improve PJI outcomes? And concentrating on improving Amikacin dosing

    This month we discuss Amikacin target attainment with Dr Michael Osthoff, and PJI outcomes with Dr Rami Sommerstein The Amikacin article is here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00035-6/fulltext The PJI article from JOI an be read here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00014-9/fulltext Patient Reported Outcome measures, one study that explored this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38723046/ ASAP study looking at vancomycin for prophylaxis in arthroplasty https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301401 Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  4. Jun 19

    What should our infection workforce look like: discussing the new Infection Prevention and Management UK Report

    In this episode we talk about the future of the infection profession in the UK, what's done well and what could be done better. With two authors of the report, Dr Sarah Logan and Dr Amy Belfield. View the report here https://www.his.org.uk/media/tjco1mlz/workforce-report-final.pdf Read Chris Whitty's 371 page report on Infections here (or just the executive summary!) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections Pegasus-for more detail read here https://www.longtermresilience.org/reports/ten-things-we-want-to-see-from-exercise-pegasus/ Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  5. May 22

    COVID-19 Vaccine allergy, and Improving Leptospirosis diagnostics

    We discuss COVID-19 vaccination allergy clinics with Dr Karla Berry and Dr Rebecca Sutherland, and optimisation of leptospirosis diagnostics with Dr David Haake. COVID 19 vaccination clinics paper can be read here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001207 The Leptospirosis diagnostics paper is here  https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00275-0/fulltext Dr Haake's paper on Reunion and Mayotte ecology can be found here  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11310630/ One commercially available multiplex PCR panel (BioFire) evaluation can be read about here https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9420791/ Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  6. Apr 22

    Persistent candidaemia, why does it happen; and a new Meningoencephalitis reference guide

    In this episode we discuss a study looking at persistent candidaemia (based on the Candida III study), as well a new quick reference guide on Meningoencephalitis. The Candida III sub-analysis study can be accessed here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00229-4/fulltext Read more about Candida IV here https://www.ecmm.info/working-groups/2219/ The IQRG meningitis/encephalitis article is here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170225001190 A higher resolution copy here https://www.britishinfection.org/application/files/1117/3615/0506/Investigation_of_Meningitis_and_Encephalitis.pdf And other IQRGs can be accessed on the BIA’s website https://www.britishinfection.org/guidance/published-guidelines UK SMI B27 for investigation of CSF https://www.rcpath.org/static/004f2dc9-81cb-4aa9-b26f2dfce68a9921/UK-SMI-B-27i62-Investigation-of-cerebrospinal-fluid-October-2025.pdf Cochrane meta-analysis for steroids is here https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004405.pub5/full And Dr Fiona McGill's previous guidelines on meningitis from 2016 is here https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(16)00024-4/fulltext And the UK 2017 audit of the guidelines mentioned is worth a read here https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e062698 Plus the DexEnceph study of steroids in HSV Encephalitis is on the Lancet website  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(25)00454-5/fulltext Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  7. Mar 19

    Clinical and genomic surveillance of listeriosis in Japan, and delving into a novel treatment for Enterovirus encephalitis

    You can read the article on listeriosis surveillance in Japan here: An 11-year multicentre clinical and genomic surveillance of listeriosis across Japan - Journal of Infection And the case report on novel treatment of Enterovirus encephalitis here: Novel treatment of enterovirus encephalitis associated with B-cell depleting therapy - ScienceDirect Contact the encephalitis MDT at uclh.nhnn.encephalitismdt1@nhs.net (for NHS use only) And for the metagenomics service's website https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/laboratory-database/metagenomics/ Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

  8. Feb 19

    Understanding immune ageing in untreated HIV slow progressors, and a novel treatment in NTM infections

    You can read the article on immune aging among untreated HIV slow progressors  here: Evidence of greater immune aging among untreated HIV slow progressors than antiretroviral-controlled people living with HIV - ScienceDirect And the article on thermal therapy for NTM infections here: Bringing the heat to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: a comprehensive review inspired by a striking case of successful treatment - ScienceDirect Thanks for listening to MIC! Feedback is appreciated, email us at journalpodcast@britishinfection.org Our logo was kindly created by Gabriella Petruso; check out her website at www.gabriellapetruso.com

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The British Infection Association's podcast, incorporating the Journal of Infection and Clinical Infection in Practice

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    2025 - 2026
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