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Nov 2023
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66. FIS highlights 2 - Neurosurgical inf...

Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists
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Join Jame, Callum and Pals for a discussion on some highlights from FIS 2023: https://microbiologysociety.org/event/full-events-listing/federation-of-infection-societies-fis-conference.html

Mentioned in episode:
ESCMID brain abscess guidelines: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X23003993#
ORAL study protocol: https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-021-05783-8

ACBLM/ALM: https://www.acb.org.uk/

Pathology networks: https://www.england.nhs.uk/pathology-networks/

UCLH/HTD: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/tropical-and-infectious-diseases
uclh.parasitologyspr@nhs.net

Review article on anti-fungal resistance and global health: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00720-1

NITCAR website: https://nitcollaborative.org.uk/wp/

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