ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists

AKA Penicillin Allergy 3: Delabel Hard With A Vengeance A 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 general, and the CEPH-FAST risk assessment tool in particular. Ever wanted to know how to deal with cephalosporin allergy? Listen on! Paper here: Cox F, Vogrin S, Sullivan RP, Stone C, Koo G, Phillips E, et al. Development and validation of a c...

Yo ho ho, for our listeners dearest We present an antibiotics tier list Ranking drugs from S to D In a manner oh so Christmassy So sit back relax and have a drink As we discourse in cladist think And if you rank a different way We'll forgive you this Christmas day. Proper episodes next year. See you in 2026! Audience survey: Tell us how rubbish we are here! Support the show Questions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] or on Bluesky @idiots-p...

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! Audience survey: Tell us how rubbish we are here! Support the show Questions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] or on Bluesky @idiots-pod.bsky.social Prep notes for completed episodes can be found here (Not all episodes have prep notes). If you are enjoying the podcast please l...

It's the best pun Cal's ever done, and I don't say that lightly, son. Here's an episode on Capnocytophagia! Support the show Questions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] or on Bluesky @idiots-pod.bsky.social Prep notes for completed episodes can be found here (Not all episodes have prep notes). If you are enjoying the podcast please leave a review on your preferred podcast app! Feel like giving back? Donations of caffeine gratefully received! https://www.buymeacoff...

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? Jame is joined by Dr Helen Callaby, Dr Nick Brown and Dr Danny Chambers MP to discuss the workings of the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on AMR, the BSAC parliamentary internship, how to get involved in pushing AMR up the political agenda, and more! A...