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MCIDT Affiliate Jason Pogue finds overlap in risk factors associated with carbapenem-resistant (CR) and extended-β-lactam resistant (EBR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalized patients, something clinicians should consider when developing treatment plans rb.gy/cx24e5

Check out MCIDT Director Aubree Gordon's comments in new HuffPost Article regarding summer COVID surges

MCDIT Affiliate Andrew Brouwer comments on the CDC’s warning regarding the increased risk of Dengue in the US this year

Check out the antibiotic stewardship editorial co-authored by MCIDT Affiliate Preeti Malani on 2 related trials examining the use of computerized provider order entry prompts to reduce empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia or UTI: rb.gy/82wb57

Congrats to 3 MCIDT Affiliates on receiving a $10 million grant from the NIH to establish the Michigan Infectious Disease Genomics (MIDGE) Center with 3 focuses, viruses (Adam Lauring), bacteria (Evan Snitkin), and fungi (Dr. Teresa O'Meara)

Startup Taza Aya co-founded by MCIDT Affiliate Herek Clack created a mask alternative via a headworn device which uses a treated air curtain to block the wearer from 99.8% of aerosols, protecting agricultural and industrial workers from airborne pathogens: rb.gy/8rnaz7

MCIDT Affiliates Krista Wigginton, as well as Aleksandra Szczuka, reviewed virus inactivation via free chlorine to develop a model that estimates the inactivation rate constants for viruses under conditions of interest rb.gy/es72h4

On 7/25, the SBE CCC will be hosting a webinar with Brady West, a researcher at the Umich Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research, covering recent developments in selection bias measuring and how they apply to COVID-19 vaccination rb.gy/n85his

On 7/30, check out the beginning of Public Health Prepared’s ECHO series, session #1 focusing on A Rural Health Department Response to a Large-Scale Outbreak of Avian Influenza

MCIDT affiliate Lona Mody (Lona Mody, MD, M.Sc) and others find that patients with severe functional dependence for various activities are more likely to harbor multi-drug resistant organisms on their hands, prompting reflection on current hand hygiene interventions rb.gy/ccbxqr

Please congratulate MCIDT affiliate Harry Mobley on earning the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance (UTI Global Alliance). They highlighted his work with Helicobacter pylori, Proteus mirabilis, and uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)

Check out MCIDT affiliate Preeti Malani's recent comments in the Washington Post on the latest coronavirus guidelines

Fei Wen, in collaboration with MCIDT affiliate Akira Ono, developed in silico gating annotating training elucidating (iGATE), a machine-learning approach to understanding how host factors/aging affect the single-cell immune landscape of influenza infection rb.gy/z7e97b

MCIDT affiliate Abram Wagner, PhD and director Aubree Gordon were involved in a SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey across multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Check out collaborator Florian Krammer’s description of the publication here

In a clinical investigation (2010-2019), MCIDT affiliate Thomas Valley found 24.6% of rural ICU admission diagnoses were deemed infectious and had similar organ dysfunction when compared to urban hospitals, calling for increased support in rural settings: rb.gy/4fsuxl

The Department of Epidemiology is hiring an open rank tenure-track faculty position with a focus on infectious disease epidemiology. Application review begins October 7. Apply to be a part of this amazing faculty group: apply.interfolio.com/151926 Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats #GoBlue #Epidemiology

Check out MCIDT director Aubree Gordon’s recent comments in the NYT regarding COVID vaccinations following recent infections

MCIDT affiliate Beth Moore and her lab used a mouse model to show that prior RSV infection enhances subsequent MRSA infection in the lungs, leading to high bacterial burden and less killing due to altered innate immune function rb.gy/t4eiph

Using the SPIROMICS study MCIDT affiliate Yvonne J Huang MD found that a more diverse baseline airway microbiota is associated with better COPD-related outcomes when compared to those with less diversity. Specific species linked to differing outcomes as well rb.gy/k75jsx