Dr Teare in STOCK
Clinical microbiology • Infection prevention & control • Hospital- & community-acquired infection • MRSA • Clostridium difficile • Needle stick injuries • Healthcare-associated infection • Healthcare-acquired infection • Panton Valentine Leucocidin (PVL) • Staphylococcus aureus infection • Gentamicin toxicity • Legionella • Listeria • MSSA • Multi-resistant Gram-negative infections • Carbapenemase-resistant bacteria • Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) • CPE • CPO • Sepsis • Surgical site infection • Endocarditis • Spinal infection
Dr Kosmidis in MANCHESTER
Dr Kosmidis sees a large number of patients with infection, including aspergillosis, tuberculosis, sepsis, infection in the immunocompromised, post-operative infection and fever of unknown origin in outpatient clinics and inpatient ward rounds. He has been Tuberculosis Clinical Lead and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Lead in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and regularly provides advice nationwide to clinicians referring patients to the National Aspergillosis Centre.
Dr Whitehead in ALEXANDRIA
Medical microbiology • Virology • Post-surgical infections • Obstetrics/gynaecology infections • Hospital-acquired infections • Central nervous system infections • Paediatric/neonatal infections • Antimicrobial choices and side effects • Infections in general practice • Screening for resistant organisms and decolonisation • Orthopaedic/prosthetic joint infections • Infections in solid organ and bone marrow transplants • Infections acquired from the built environment • Infective endocarditis
Dr Thomas in MANCHESTER
Dr Thomas is a Consultant Medical Microbiologist at Wythenshawe Hospital and is also Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Manchester. She is also Departmental Lead for Decontamination. Her main research interests lie in the management of sepsis, in particular patients who are critically ill and requiring intensive care support.
Dr Machin in MANCHESTER
Dr Machin has interests in clinical microbiology and clinical virology. In particular, he has expertise in the diagnosis and management of viral infections in sexual health, solid organ and haematological transplant and critically ill patients. Additionally, in the diagnosis and management of emerging viral infections, having been involved in the recent COVID-19 pandemic and Monkeypox outbreak. He has a specialist interest in infection prevention and control of viral infections in hospital settings.
Dr Habibi in LONDON
Medical microbiology and virology • Infectious diseases • Infection prevention and control • Vaccination • Antibiotics • Laboratory testing for the diagnosis of infection
Dr Rothburn in ALTRINCHAM
Severe community-acquired infection such as meningitis or septicaemia • Hospital-acquired infection, including neurosurgical, orthopaedic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria I have extensive medicolegal experience since 1999 in preparing reports for both defendant and claimant. I have given evidence for the court on 6 occasions. I have attended a medicolegal training course (Bond Solon 3-day residential course, including 1 day on report writing and 2 days on courtroom/cross-examination skills - 17 January 2001)....