Surjo De

Consultant microbiologist and Musical Director of the London Doctors’ Orchestra & Choir

[Lucy Abbott @geris_lucy]

It's LDOC concert day - come along if you're free this evening - a fab programme including the awesome Tchaik 5 - I'm excited!
https://t.co/qDsTl3Lvp1

[Blanca E Gonzalez @infectio01]

From BMJ . Hilarious note on misspelling of antimicrobials and their new definitions . Aztreoman 😂

[Rémi Le Guern @rleguern]

Sometimes antibiotics are present in clinical samples, inhibiting bacteria growth. Here a patient was treated with piperacillin-tazobactam for pyelonephritis: Proteus mirabilis only grows when the concentration of antibiotics sufficiently decreases. #IDTwitter #ASMClinMicro

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

Yes, Saturday was a very good day indeed! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[Georgina Wood @DrMusical]

Magical listening to live music again 💙 V impressed by these #NHS doctors for putting on a wonderful concert, particularly after such a difficult 18 months. Herculean effort from 6 voices, performing the entirety of Mozart’s Requiem - incredible! #londondoctorsorchestraandchoir

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

Our first performance since October 2019! Elgar Serenade for Strings, Warlock Capriol Suite…and Mozart Requiem sung by a choir of 6. https://t.co/UHpn57s9Oj

[Lucy Abbott @geris_lucy]

No plans for this evening? Come to the London doctors orchestra and choir concert - tickets still available and details here @SurjoDe:@Lucy_SSP
https://t.co/xYtlylfKER

[Alon Vaisman @AlonVaisman]

On this day in 1845:

Pip Taserson discovers the wonder drug Piperacillin/tazobactam in the root of a thistle plant while looking for a single cure for heart failure/COPD/fever NYD/confusion/hypotension

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@gpollara Only a matter of time, Gabriele 😉

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

Sincere apologies, but for a medical microbiologist every conversation is an an opportunity to give advice on antimicrobial stewardship!

[JClinMicro EIC @JClinMicro]

What is MALDI-TOF, if not ribosomal proteins persevering?

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

Cluster of B. cepacia complex bacteraemias nationally. Identified by PHE at first as B. aenigmatica, but on review by an ‘international expert,’ revised to B. contaminans.

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

Bit niche but this is for those microbiologists and IPC practitioners who saw the PHE update today @DrCCurtis ! #Burkholderia #revised

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@DrCCurtis Might have had a negative influence on his chakras I guess?!

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@helengrote Good luck with it all. It would be great to be able to call on your help for the orchestra again at some point, once we’re allowed to restart rehearsals ourselves of course!

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@richdavisphd Beaded GPRs? Would ask for ZN stain. Mycobacterium chimaera in a patient who has previously had cardiac surgery?

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@DrFarebro I used to watch Postman Pat when I was little. At that time he worked for the Royal Mail. Clearly his service has gone downhill since privatisation!

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@nmoore07 Arthrobacter sp.?

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@elinlowri Sounds great! Just let us know what instruments/voices you need, feel free to DM if you wish.

[Surjo De @SurjoDe]

@elinlowri I’m the musical director of the London Doctors’ Orchestra and Choir. Happy to be involved and spread the word to our members. Would be great to play/sing something. Good luck!!

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

Pets ownership appears to be protective against recurrence of community-acquired CDI.
#IDTwitter #medtwitter what do you think? #OFID https://t.co/OOzciKK9wq