Interesting new epidemiological data in Japan.. Geography matters in resistance

#AACJournal just published a series of cases of patients who failed phage therapy. It our latest podcast Editors in Conversation, I talked to the leading author, Dr. Saima Aslam who discusses the reasons for failure ASM ASM Texas Medical Center Chapter JClinMicro EIC
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Congrats to our talented #AACJournal Editorial Board Members Helen Zgurskaya and W. Scott Moye-Rowley on their election as Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology! 🎉 Helen Zgurskaya Scott Moye-Rowley
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New covers now #AACJournal

Dr. Angel Escobedo, a distinguished parasitologist in Havana, Cuba, joined us to discuss all things Giardia intestinalis. We invite you to listen to this new episode of “Microbios,” the Spanish podcast of ASM.

Here’s the link 👇🏻

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Pay attention to this podcast on beta lactamase inhibitors! Thanks Cesar Arias for the invitation #AACJournal

Editors in Conversation #AACJourna ; latest advances in B-lactam/B-lactamase inhibitors with focus on Taniborbactam and resistance (highlighting 3 papers recently published) with Pranita Tamma R. Bonomo, A. Vila. JClinMicro EIC ASM
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Next Week 7th Texas Medical Center AMR &Stewardship Conference, Kicking off with Mentoring Session for ID Fellows, Conveners Adarsh Bhimraj, Jill Weatherhead and Pablo Okhuysen ASM Texas Medical Center Chapter Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
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Taniborbactam, a BLI with activity against some metallo-B-lactamases. 3 papers #AACJournal investigate resistance by single changes in MBL. An editorial puts these findings in perspective with clinical implications. Podcast coming! ASM
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New Year starts with 7th Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance Jan 17-19, 2025 in partnership Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group and T32 Emory University and University of Pittsburgh and #AACJournal , ASM Texas Medical Center Chapter ASM
Full agenda now available
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The field of fungal AST is moving fast and continuously evolving !

Antifungal susceptibility testing is vital in guiding therapy. Recent #AACJournal study by Sasoni et al. on C. lusitaniae shows that detecting amphotericin B resistance by ellipsometry and CLSI M27 plus MFC/MIC is feasible. Cesar Arias journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa…

New from our lab, in collaboration with Vincent Tam at UH Pharmacy :

The emergence of cefiderocol resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a heteroresistant isolate during prolonged therapy | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa…

In the latest episode of Editors in Conversation, I discussed the topic of New Antifungals with #AACJournal editor Dr. Andreas Groll, an exciting field describing novel options to treat recalcitrant fungi
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In Press 🔖 #AACJournal article shows promising activity of cefepime-taniborbactam against Burkholderia spp. doi.org/10.1128/aac.00… Mafe Mojica Cesar Arias

Applications are open for the 2024 Molecular Mycology Course Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). An earlier deadline this year (March 6th, 2024) - more information and application instructions: mbl.edu/education/adva…

Latently infected cellular reservoirs are the major roadblock to an HIV cure. Van Gulck et al. identified a novel agent (T66) highly efficient at inducing latency reversal in cell lines & primary CD4+ T-cells doi.org/10.1128/aac.00… #AACJournal Cesar Arias ASM

Politicians often talk about American exceptionalism. Well, here’s one program that makes the US exceptional: #PEPFAR . This program has prevented 25 million AIDS deaths around the world. Congress must reauthorize this important public health success. Great discussion IDWeek

For our annual #LATAM symposium Come and learn about The impact of migration & Infectious diseases We are in crisis npr.org/2023/10/05/120… Dra. Gabriela Zambrano Dr Alfonso J. RODRIGUEZ-MORALES MD MSc DTMH HonDSc Max Brito #IDWeek2023

Thanks to the ~ 250+ people who have registered for tonight’s Hispanic celebration.

The event is sold out.

It’ll be an evening of friends, networking, and yes, dancing.

Laila Woc-Colburn, MD Carlos del Rio Ty Johnson Lilian Abbo Cesar Arias IDSA Foundation