ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists
Episodes
38. Gram positive vs negative bacteraemia - SHOWDOWN!
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode as requested on twitter (sort of), Callum & Jame compare and contrast Gram positive & negative bacteraemia. Happy new year!P...
37. The Tragedy of Plazomicin
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Christmas, Jame shares a tale of woe: the rise and fall of Plazomicin, a hapless victim of antibiotic market forces. The conversation then procee...
36. Urinalysis paralysis
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame and Callum as they take a deep dive into urinalysis, a commonly (mis)used test for UTI (and other conditions). This test put you into murky ...
35. ...arriving at ACEK
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame discuss the HACEK organisms (apart from Haemophilus which we discussed in episode 32). Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestio...
34. Arguing about atypicals
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An atypical episode about pneumonia. Callum and Jame discuss their pet peeves. Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestions to idiotspodcasting@g...
33. The ID:IOTs Guide to Aminoglycosides
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame talk about everyone's favourite antibiotic class that covers Staph, Pseudomonas and Gram negatives, is predominantly renally excr...
32. Hurrying through Haemophilus
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame and Callum as they talk you through Haemophilus spp. Turns out that Haemophilus influenzae isn't the cause of Influenza. We answer some...
31. Salmonella and Shigella
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame and Callum as they discuss the two titans of diarrhoea, Salmonella and Shigella. Who knew Salmonella species were so complex? Jame explains ...
30. Say Yes to the Yersinia
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yersinia. Not very important today, very very important in the past! Callum and Jame talk through the medically important Yersinia species, and how to...
29. Expanding on the Enterobacterales
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame and Callum and they discuss some of the other Enterobacterales Gram negatives. Particularly breaking down them into their families and into ...
28. MurDeRing MDR Gram negs. Part 2: CREs
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame as he continues to talks through the ESCMID and IDSA treatment of Multi Drug Resistant Gram negative guidelines/guidance. Callum listens and...
27. MurDeRing MDR Gram negs. Part 1: AmpC&ESBL
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame as he talks through the ESCMID and IDSA treatment of Multi Drug Resistant Gram negative guidelines/guidance. Callum listens and occasionally...
26. Happy birthday ID:IOTS
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ID:IOTS is 1 year old today! Jame and Callum have a short chat about the the podcast, why we started and where we’re going. Of course, the real ID:I...
25. MALDI-TOF talk
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back after a summer break, Jame and Callum discuss the fascinating machine that is the MALDI-TOF. Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time Of ...
24. Ambl(er)ing through beta lactamases
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jame and Callum as they discussion all things beta lactamase including ESBL, AmpC and Carbapenemases. We talk through classification systems, p...
23. The ID:IOTS guide to Carbapenems
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame provide an overview of the Carbapenem class of antibiotics discussing: what they are; their spectrum of action (looking in particular ...
22. Konquering Klebsiella
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jame and Callum continue their discuss of the Enterobacterales, looking at Klebsiella spp. with focused discussion on some microbiological history, K1...
21. Exploring E. coli and the order of Enterobacterales
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jame and Callum have put this off for far too long... we start exploring the Gram negative bacilli by considering Enterobacterales in general and then...
20. Weird lactams
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jame and Callum discuss other Beta-lactam antibiotics: aztreonam, temocillin and pivmecillinam... with some substantial tangents into ...
19. Neiserria knowledge
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jame and Callum talk through the two most medically important Gram negative cocci: Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Se...
18. The ID:IOTS Guide to Cephalosporins
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame provide an overview of the Cephalosporin class of antibiotics, discussing mechanism of action, spectrum, classification, PK/PD, side e...
17. Branching into the Branching (aerobic) GPBs
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jame and Callum discuss Nocardia and Actinomyces, continuing the journey through Gram positive bacilli.We'll move away from GPBs ...
16. Laying into Listeria, Lactobacillus and 'lothrix
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we continue exploring the realm of Gram positive bacilli. Jame and Callum discuss Listeria, Lactobacillus and Erysipelothrix. These co...
15. Corynebacterium: Dip into Diphtheria
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we continue exploring the realm of Gram positive bacilli. Jame and Callum discuss Corynebacterium looking at Diptheroids and Diptheria...
14. Bacillus: Anthracis and Cereus
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are moving away from the Gram positive cocci into the realm of Gram positive bacillus. Jame and Callum start discussions with the B...
13. Penicillin Allergy (or not)
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is this episode Jame and Callum (mainly Jame) talk about "penicillin allergy" and B-Lactam allergies in general. This complements the earlie...
12. Managing Infective Endocarditis
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jame and Callum discuss Infective Endocarditis. In this 2nd of two episodes on this topic we discuss the: severity assessment, indicat...
11. Suspecting Infective Endocarditis
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jame and Callum discuss Infective Endocarditis. In this 1st of two episodes on this topic we discuss the: definition, causative organi...
10. The ID:IOTS Guide to Penicillins
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame provide an overview of the penicillin class of antibiotics, discussing mechanism of action, spectrum, classification, PK/PD, side effe...
9. Explaining the Enterococci
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and Jame talk about Enterococci, completing cocci for the 2nd time...Support the showQuestions, comments...
8. Pneumonia
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and Jame continue looking at clinical syndromes mostly associated with Gram positive cocci by looking at...
7. Necrotising Fasciitis
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame finish off their discussion of Skin & Soft Tissue infection by going over the assessment and management of Necrotising Fasciitis. ...
6. Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Callum and Jame record a 'quick' episode on SSTI, which turned out to be so long we split into 2 parts! Support the showQuestions, comments...
5: Back to bacteraemia
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and Jame go back to the patient bedside to discuss bacteraemia looking at definitions, how bacteraemia o...
4: Completing cocci
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and Jame talk about some other Gram positive cocci of clinical relevance (and sometimes irrelevance).Sup...
3: Clarifying Coagulase-Negative Staph
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the coagulase negative Staphylococci (CNS)? In this episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and his Jame coalesce their clinical knowledge of c...
2: Streptococci demystified
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and Jame try to demystify the classification of StreptococciSupport the showQuestions, comments, s...
1: It starts with Staph
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the ID:IOTS podcast Callum and Jame talk for longer than intended about everyone's favourite Gram positive coccus, Staphy...