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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• Sporotrichosis
• Mycetoma
• Chromoblastomycosis
• ...Entomophthorales.

Let's face it: you don't know anything about these diseases.

That's OK: neither do Callum or Alyssa. That's why we've got a guest! Dr David Chandler is a Consultant Dermatologist, BSMM member and is a member of the Global Mycetoma Working Group. Listen on for everything you need to know about chronic subcutaneous infections caused by moulds!

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Alyssa and Callum talk all things dermatophytes and Tinea:

• Tinea capitis – scalp, hair
• Tinea corporis – trunk, limbs (ringworm)
• Tinea manuum/pedis - palms and soles (athlete’s foot)
• Tinea cruris - groin (jock itch)
• Tinea barbae - beard area and neck
• Tinea faciale - face
• Tinea unguium / onychomycosis - nails

What does Anthropophilic mean and how do you pronounce it? Tune in to find out.

Show notes for this episode here: https://idiots.notion.site/12-Moulds-Dermatophytes-3e6b963f48db46808f67985884be5794?source=copy_link

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Alyssa and Callum are joined by Dr Neil Stone to talk all things Rare, Invasive, and Mouldy. Specifically Fusarium spp., as well as Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans.

Heard of these before? No? Well listen in to find out what they are, and why they matter

Show notes for this episode here: https://idiots.notion.site/122-Moulds-Rare-invasive-moulds-af70fc26e81043669c2bf3ef17c14b6c?pvs=74

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