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Dec 2024
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95. FIS 2024 part 1: AMR & Bacteria

Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists
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HO HO HO, MERRY FISMAS!!!

On the First Pod of FISmas these ID:IOTS have to you… a terrifying update on the Antibiotic Apocalypse!

Jame and Callum attended the Federation of Infection Societies 2024 annual meeting in  Liverpool; here they share their reflections on the sessions  they attended on: Bacteria and Antimicrobial resistance.

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