ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists

AKA Penicillin Allergy 3: Delabel Hard With A Vengeance
A departure from our semi-annual penicillin allergy episode: one on cephalosporin allergy! 
Jame and Callum are joined by Fionnuala Cox to discuss Cephalosporin allergy in general, and the CEPH-FAST risk assessment tool in particular. 
Ever wanted to know how to deal with cephalosporin allergy? Listen on! 

Paper here: 
Cox F, Vogrin S, Sullivan RP, Stone C, Koo G, Phillips E, et al. Development and validation of a cephalosporin allergy clinical decision rule. Journal of Infection. 2025 June 1;90(6). Available from: https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00089-1/fulltext
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106495

(It's open access, don't worry)
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Yo ho ho, for our listeners dearest
We present an antibiotics tier list 
Ranking drugs from S to D
In a manner oh so Christmassy
So sit back relax and have a drink 
As we discourse in cladist think
And if you rank a different way
We'll forgive you this Christmas day. 

Proper episodes next year. See you in 2026! 
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In which Callum and Jame discuss Brucellosis, named after a Scottish feminist, a disease hard to diagnose but easy to treat, as long as the treatment works which it may not. Listen on! 
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It's the best pun Cal's ever done, and I don't say that lightly, son. Here's an episode on Capnocytophagia! 
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It’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week! And did you know AMR might kill us all? The British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy do, and they’ve partnered up with interested politicians to drive AMR up the political agenda. But how? 
Jame is joined by Dr Helen Callaby, Dr Nick Brown and Dr Danny Chambers MP to discuss the workings of the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on AMR, the BSAC parliamentary internship, how to get involved in pushing AMR up the political agenda, and more!
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