The UKHSA's annual epidemiological commentary on bacteraemia and CDI has been published. It's a great big report and I'm going to try a Meaghan Kall style thread to pick out some of the most interesting bits.
First the report itself is here (have a read for yourself): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mrsa-mssa-and-e-coli-bacteraemia-and-c-difficile-infection-annual-epidemiological-commentary/annual-epidemiological-commentary-gram-negative-mrsa-mssa-bacteraemia-and-c-difficile-infections-up-to-and-including-financial-year-2022-to-2023

#HCAI #HealthCareAssociatedInfections #MRSA #Bacteraemia #Cdiff #cdifficile

Scientists used an innovative genome-wide approach to identify new loci that affect #Staphylococcus aureus’ ability to survive in the bloodstream, which is a critical first step in the development of #bacteraemia #ReviewedPreprint #Microbiology
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/87026?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
Extensive re-modelling of the cell wall during the development of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia