Last Tuesday marked the first case club session delivered by the new HCSTN committee, and it proved to be a resounding success!
Emily, a final year STP in Clinical Microbiology, presented an engaging and thought-provoking case about a soldier who presented with multiple wounds infected by several species of bacteria, one of which exhibited resistance to all available antibiotics.
It was great to see that trainees from a range of specialties including Biochemistry, Genomics and Microbiology joined the meeting, and we had a very interesting discussion encompassing topics such as:
- The requirement for tracking and reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections to government authorities
- Regional disparities in the prevalence and types of antibiotic-resistant infections
- The evolving landscape of antimicrobial therapies, including phage therapy and the use of silver as an antimicrobial agent
We also discussed the importance of developing new antibiotics, and agreed that the rise in antibiotic-resistant infections is a serious threat to global health that requires significant attention and innovation.
We’re still looking for a presenter for November’s case club, so if you’re interested please email londonhcstn@gmail.com. Hopefully see you all next month!
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