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MDRO Plasmid-related outbreaks - is there anything we can do? With Jon Otter

MDRO Plasmid-related outbreaks - is there anything we can do? With Jon Otter

FromInfection Control Matters


MDRO Plasmid-related outbreaks - is there anything we can do? With Jon Otter

FromInfection Control Matters

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week's episode, Martin talks to Dr Jon Otter, epidemiologist, scientst, blogger and Joint Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. We discuss a session at the recent ICPIC conference on the problems posed by plasmids in terms of outbreak detection, increasing antimicrobial resistance and environmental reservoirs. You can read more about Jon's thoughts in his excellent blog post at https://reflectionsipc.com/2023/09/14/cpe-and-plasmid-transfer-in-hospitals-what-can-we-do-a-rapid-reflection-from-icpic-2023/#more-5141
 
A paper we discuss from Kalisvar Marimuthu and colleagies can be found here https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30637-5
You can listen to Kalis discussing it on a previous podcast in our genomics collection here:
https://infectioncontrolmatters.com/topics/methodology/
Released:
Nov 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We are a group of professionals who work in the field of infectious disease and infection prevention and control. In this podcast series, we discuss new research and issues on the topic of infection prevention and control. We will pick new papers of interest and will discuss them, often with an author of the paper who can give us some insights into the research that go beyond the written paper. Authors will include nurses, doctors, academics, clinicians, administrators and leaders. We should stress that all of our comments relate to our own opinions and that they do not necessarily reflect those institutions and employers that we relate to. We welcome comment, suggestions and ideas.