1/2 MERINO shouldn't automatically mean Meropenem. Huge potential 2 drive carbapenem resistant-Pseudomonas in LMICs, when in all likelihood Ertapenem could be used 4 ESBL-Ec&Kp BSI ja.ma/2x3iFBt

I can't speak for the whole of IDSSA but as president, I stand behind Vuyiseka Dubula in her dispute with UNAIDS Global . Good luck Vuyiseka!

health-e.org.za/2018/09/18/who…

Paracetamol showed renoprotection without evidence of safety concerns in patients with severe falciparum malaria. academic.oup.com/cid/article/67…

Rifapentine cost-effective "if the price of rifapentine can be greatly reduced!! That is probably true of an effective medication. academic.oup.com/cid/article-ab…

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We need 3 things to #EndTB: 1. Political commitment from the highest levels & action to back it up; 2. Increased investments, especially in R&D for new medicines, vaccines & diagnostics; 3. To hold each other accountable for the promises we are making today #UNGA

The beginning of the end for phenotypic DST for tuberculosis.

54% efficacy in HIV -ve patients with +ve IGRA Phase 2b Controlled Trial of M72/AS01E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Confirmed case of cholera in Gauteng, South Africa. Current outbreak in Zimbabwe, mostly Harare. Look out for cases, particularly in travellers from Zimbabwe with diarrhoea.

Study: Vaccine prevents flu hospitalization in pregnant women cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspecti…

The promise and peril of gene drives - Extinction on demand economist.com/briefing/2018/…

Congratulation to Graeme Meintjes and team on this important publication. Prednisone for the Prevention of Paradoxical Tuberculosis-Associated IRIS | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

15% of INH mono TB in 4 provinces in SA is in fact MDR- scary stuff. Outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa undetected by WHO-endorsed commercial tests: an observational study thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

IDSSA and FIDSSA members. Please make your pledge now and help #ProtectAntibioticsZA

Wow! Forgotten how much we miss Barack Obama every single day!

It’s true! Miracle mud has power to fight superbugs thetimes.co.uk/article/b78333…

We've estimated in The Lancet that 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery each year, more than total global deaths relating to malaria, TB & HIV. Urgent investment is needed in #globalsurgery research to identify strategies to make surgery safer thelancet.com/journals/lance…

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New favourite cartoon. Thanks for sharing @kavitatrevedi