ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists
Join Callum and Jame, two infectious diseases doctors, as they discuss everything you need to know to diagnose and treat infections. Aimed at doctors and clinical staff working in the UK.
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Episodes
137 episodes
136a. RIPL - Biosafety & Biosecurity
Lab containment levels 1-4Safety cabinets 1-3ACDP approved list of biological agents 2-4Counterterrorism act schedule 5 pathogensCat A and Cat B transport SAPO?!Confused?...
136. RIPL - VHF
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 a...
135. Terbinafine & Griseofulvin
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 t...
134. The Rare and Imported Pathogens Lab (RIPL)
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
133. Echinocandins Part 2: Rezafungin
Part 2 of 2 on Echinocandins! Tihana Bicanic gives a masterclass on Rezafungin, its use now and in the future, and gives an update on the relevant clinical trials and studies you need to know to make you a Master Echinocandologist.&...
132. Echinocandins Part 1: the old stuff
Alyssa and Jame are joined by Tihana Bicanic, to discuss the second great antifungal drug class, Echinocandins. Part 1 of 2! (this episode we discuss the old stuff, next episode we discuss Rezafungin in more detail). ...
131. Biocide Bashing
BIOCIDES ARE COMING FOR YOU. Find out what they are, what the benefits and harms they have, and what we can do to control their use in consumer products. This was a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion on the use of agen...
130. Azole Antifungals
Flustered by fluconazole? An ignoramus on itraconazole and isavuconazole?Puzzled by Posa? VEXED BY VORI? Never fear: You can be amazed at the Azoles, just learn how to use 'em right! That's what this episode's all...
129. Penicillin allergy 3: CEPH FAST
AKA Penicillin Allergy 3: Delabel Hard With A VengeanceA departure from our semi-annual penicillin allergy episode: one on cephalosporin allergy! Jame and Callum are joined by Fionnuala Cox to discuss Cephalosporin allergy in...
128. Antibiotic tier list
Yo ho ho, for our listeners dearestWe present an antibiotics tier list Ranking drugs from S to DIn a manner oh so ChristmassySo sit back relax and have a drink As we discourse in cladist think...
127. Brucella
In which Callum and Jame discuss Brucellosis, named after a Scottish feminist, a disease hard to diagnose but easy to treat, as long as the treatment works which it may not. Listen on!
126. Capnocytophaga
It's the best pun Cal's ever done, and I don't say that lightly, son. Here's an episode on Capnocytophagia!
125. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: AMR and Politics
It’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week! And did you know AMR might kill us all? The British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy do, and they’ve partnered up with interested politicians to drive AMR up the political agenda. But how? ...
124. Moulds that cause chronic subcutaneous infections
SporotrichosisMycetomaChromoblastomycosis...Entomophthorales.Let's face it: you don't know anything about these diseases. That's OK: neither do Callum or Alyssa. That's why we've got a gu...
123. Moulds: Dermatophytes
Alyssa and Callum talk all things dermatophytes and Tinea:Tinea capitis – scalp, hairTinea corporis – trunk, limbs (ringworm)Tinea manuum/pedis - palms and soles (athlete’s foot)Tinea cruris - groin (jock ...
122. Moulds: Rare Invasive Moulds
Alyssa and Callum are joined by Dr Neil Stone to talk all things Rare, Invasive, and Mouldy. Specifically Fusarium spp., as well as Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans. Heard of these bef...
121. Moulds: Mucorales
Callum and Alyssa are joined by Dr Dora Corzo-Leon to discuss all things Mucorales and Mucormycosis. Listen in to hear about:Taxonomy (and why it is confusing)PathogenesisRisk factors Clinical syndrom...
120. Clinical Decision Support Systems with Biomerieux
Jame is joined by Chloe from BioMerieux to discuss clinical decision support systems and their application in Microbiology & Infectious Disease! What are they, how do they work, and what are the potential applications in antimicrobial stewa...
119. The Moulds: Aspergillus part 2, invasive and chronic disease
Callum and Jame are joined by Iain and Darius to talk through the clinical aspects of managing Aspergillosis with a particular focus on the most severe disease. Listen in to hear about current challenges around the management of both invasive a...
118. The Moulds: Aspergillus part 1, overview
Alyssa and Callum talk through Aspergillus, the first of our Moulds series. After you hear the puns in this episode you'll be fumi(n)g at us. Tune in to hear about:EpidemiologyTaxonomyPathogenesisLab ident...
117. Pasteurella
Take a break from those pesky fungi to learn about another pesky gram-negative! This week it's Pasteurella.
116 The yeasts: Malassezia, Rhodotorula, Trichosporon, Saccharomyces
In this episode Alyssa is joined by common host Callum to talk about some less common yeast pathogens: Malassezia spp., Rhodotorula ssp., Trichosporon spp. and Saccharomyces spp. Whilst we're call...
115. The Yeasts: PCP/Pneumocytis jirovecii
Listen to this Pretty Comprehensive Pod on PCP. Alyssa and Callum cover:EpidemiologyTaxonomy (PCP vs PJP?)Diagnosis TreatmentNote this pod episode also includes some Positively J...
114. The Yeasts: Cryptococcus part 2, management
Alyssa and Callum continue to speak to Jeremy Day about Cryptococcus, focusing on the evidence base for management. To further encapsulate your learning, be sure to listen to part 1 last week!Show notes for this ep...
113. The yeasts: Cryptococcus part 1, overview and diagnosis
In this episode we are uncovering the most cryptic of cocci, Cryptococcus!Alyssa and Callum are joined by Jeremy Day to learn all things neo(formans) about this important pathogenic yeast. In this episode we discuss the epidemiology, cli...