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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · 15h

🦠 Our new study in the UK SIREN cohort over winter 2023/24: SARS-CoV-2 (21.8%), flu (5.3%) & RSV (7.3%) were common among healthcare workers - each linked to considerable staff absence (35.8% in total), with a combined 10,168 days of sick leave taken.
🔗 journalofinfection.com/article/S016...

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · 20d

Thrilled to be at my alma mater @LSHTM for the launch of the WHO/BMJ Global Health Community Hand Hygiene Guidelines—and to join the keynote panel. Sobering stats—1.7B still lack access to soap & water! Available here tinyurl.com/49333mmb 🧼🌍 #HandHygiene #PublicHealth #WHO

Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · 28d

🚨The largest-ever regional training on molecular AMR detection just wrapped up in Trinidad, hosted by CARPHA, with support from UKHSA, PAHO, and the Fleming Fund.

Proud that my team contributed to this milestone, supporting regional efforts to build lab capacity.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/ysd2xztd

Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 New research from Oxford AMR/HCAI HPRU:

We applied an EHR-wide association study to uncover risk factors for E. coli bloodstream infections over 6 years

🧠 Frailty-related factors (renal/UTI, cancer, GI) drive risk
🛠️ Highlights need for multifaceted prevention strategies

doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...

Redirecting

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Jun 2

The best thing about global ‘one health’ events that are held in the zoo, is that at the end of the day you get to go to the zoo….

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · May 21

Delighted to have played an incredibly modest role in commenting on (and hopefully in some small way shaping) the draft pandemic agreement - this will be a great tool for global cooperation, preparedness plans, and equity in response and access for diagnostics/therapeutics for the challenges ahead.

Reuters @reuters.com · May 19

World Health Organization members vote in favour of global pandemic agreement reut.rs/4kqLttQ

World Health Organization members vote in favour of global pandemic agreement

Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World Health Assembly on Monday.

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · May 8

We aim to improve regional capacity to monitor AMR, respond to resistant infections, and build long-term resilience against future threats, with a core focus on strengthening surveillance and enhancing laboratory capacity, bridging national and regional efforts including the UK Overseas Territories

Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · May 8

Delighted to help launch our Caribbean Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) in Barbados - a joint initiative between the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the UK Health Security Agency Health (UKHSA), supported by the UK’s Fleming Fund - with joint working with PAHO

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · May 6

Over the weekend I said to my 4 year old son 'let's race' - and he held my hand and said 'let's win together'. Need to bring more of that spirit to work and life....

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · May 2

Had a wonderful chat with @emrsa15.bsky.social, Andy Borman, and Mariyam Mirfenderesky on the @icmatters.bsky.social podcast about C. auris control - could have chatted for hours about this difficult bug and the present and future challenges it presents

infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/30/c...

Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts

In this episode Martin talks to Dr Andy Borman, (Acting Head and Consultant Clinical Scientist, UKHSA National UK Mycology Reference Lab. also Hon Professor of Medical Mycology, MRC CMM, University…

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Apr 22

Pope Francis was a true servant leader, a most decent man, inclusive and humble, and forthright about social justice. A great loss indeed.

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Apr 20

A very happy Easter to all who celebrate - many things as I get older and (somewhat) wiser continue to amaze me. That Peeps (truly an abomination) are ‘artificially flavoured’ is not one of these things…

Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Apr 15

Very useful @onisillos.bsky.social - as a reviewer also

🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · Apr 15

Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Apr 14

There are many ways that my homeland of Northern Ireland produces talent and influence beyond its diminutive size, very well done to Rory

The Athletic @theathletic.com · Apr 13

GLORY FOR RORY 🏆

The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.

Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Apr 13

Our review of novel antimicrobial surveillance for the novel drug subscription model pilot - ceftazidime/avibactam use and susceptibility testing increased in the lead up to the pilot, as did (low) levels of resistance, and in the context of treatment
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...

The importance of monitoring a new antibiotic: ceftazidime/avibactam usage and resistance experience from England, 2016 to 2020

Background Ceftazidime/avibactam, launched in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2017, is an antibiotic against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. It was selected for the government’s subscrip...

www.eurosurveillance.org

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · Apr 8

Now this is research that really matters.

www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ap...

Secret to stronger pour-over coffee with no extra beans unlocked by scientists

Pouring water slowly, steadily and from height is key to achieving ‘avalanche’ mixing effect

www.theguardian.com

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 31

We just published a study identifying the role/needs of teachers/schools in infection prevention and control post COVID-19, highlighting their pivotal place in preventing communicable disease, and further training needed to support the educational workforce. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The role and needs of teachers/schools in infection prevention and control post COVID-19

COVID-19 highlighted the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) across all settings. This study aimed to understand current teacher IPC …

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 31

Very useful summary of public health infectious disease threats seen in England since the COVID-19 pandemic, including work highlighting the economic benefits of health protection interventions and in identifying health inequalities across infections

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 27

Delighted to have appeared on this excellent www.digitalamr.org / The Naked Scientists podcast on current and future AMR challenges - if you are interested, we have an entire lecture series available on YouTube at youtube.com/@digitalheal...

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 23

Not yet David, we do hope to do this for the next iteration

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 19

Never too early for coffee

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 19

Contains updated sections on:
• introduction and background
• investigations in clinical laboratories
• screening of patients and contacts
• management of patients testing C. auris positive (colonised and infected)
• infection prevention and control
• notification, reporting and information sharing

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 19

Delighted to announce the updated national Candidozyma auris (Candida auris) guidance (for healthcare settings in England) is now available: gov.uk/government/p...

A summary of recommendations provides a concise overview of the guidance to support adoption and implementation across acute healthcare

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 19

I used to love this view when I was a student - would often sit and revise in/overlooking the gardens

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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · Mar 17

For everyone who is Irish or holds Ireland dear to them - lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh

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