Prof. & Head of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital UCT. view are my own. retweets are not endorsements
University of Cape Town
Joined October 2013
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Marc Mendelson retweeted
I'm honoured to say that the pro-rodent alliance has donated a record 72p to me in recognition of my years of dedicated public service. You can rest assured that this doesn't break any laws and will have no impact on how I fulfil my day job. Promise.
New Antibiotic Stewardship Clinical Decision Support APP from the South African Antibiotic Stewardship Programme, providing algorithmic approach to antibiotic prescribing.
Accessible for free at saasp.app/
This is how it’s done. Botswana’s #HIV response over the years was born and sustained by leadership at the highest level of government. Lessons for mitigation of all #InfectiousDiseases across the globe @fidssa1 #Fidssa2026
What an extraordinary academic career this prof must have had. Everything from expertise on penoplasty to estate agency. An inspiration to us all.
Marc Mendelson retweeted
RFK Jr wants to you to believe that vaccines are not safety tested
Well @jakescottMD has put together a list of vaccine trials
It's long...
Marc Mendelson retweeted
Clip 1: RFK JR cites a study.
Clip 2: RFK JR cites another study.
Clip 3: Cassidy finds the first study and suggests the study contradicts RFK JR’s claim.
Clip 4: Cassidy finds the second study and points out the study was published before the vaccine came out.
An important TED Talk for International Fact Check Day
👏👏👏
Rumors can travel faster than evidence but they don’t carry the same weight. So why do they last?
Dr. Heidi Larson, a leading anthropologist studying vaccine trust, explores how trust shapes what we believe and why facts alone aren’t always enough to change minds. Watch her #TEDMED Talk as part of our Trust in Medicine playlist, a collection that examines how trust, communication, and evidence intersect.
Watch now: ow.ly/S9Ou50YBTLi
#TrustInMedicine #HealthCommunication #VaccinesWork #AutismAwareness #PublicHealth #HealthLiteracy #TrustInScience #HeidiLarson
Marc Mendelson retweeted
Complete crap here from your HHS Secretary
The HPV vaccine (Gardasil) is so effective it is on the way to ELIMINATING cervical cancer!
RFK Jr is an anti vaccine fanatic who would rather your daughter got cervical cancer than a vaccine
Horrible
Chaos at @A1745Airport .
Line for Cape Town international departures security snakes around the entire terminal. 45mins and not even half way.
No idea what’s happening, no comms.
We’ll either all miss flights or see long delays
They need to maak ‘en plan
Now on the GSH Infectious Diseases YouTube channel youtube.com/channel/UCz8Pp9s…
'Non-tuberculous mycobacteria - common yet commonly overlooked' Dr Stefan Opperman
Managment of infectious diseases in the Emergency Department - from risk prediction to treatment strategies Dr Anna Kaal
Marc Mendelson retweeted
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: The polio vaccine “killed many, many more people” than polio ever did.
Fact check - Radioactive garbage
Marc Mendelson retweeted
This is smallpox
You've never had it
You've never seen it
You don't know anyone who has had it
Because vaccines work
4 new offerings on the Groote Schuur Hospital Infectious Diseases @YouTube channel:
Management of DR-TB
HHV-6 Encephalitis
Hydatid disease in Pregnancy
Pokemon and Infectious Diseases - Gotta catch 'em all (or not as the case may be)
Check it out at youtube.com/@gshinfectiousdi…
Really interested by the amount of time that #InfectiousDiseases Fellows visiting our unit from abroad report spending at the computer compared to the bedside seeing patients. @TAEscmid fellows - what % of your time do you spend on computers each week?
20%<50%
20%50-60%
40%60-70%
20%>70%
10 votes • Final results
Marc Mendelson retweeted
The 6-year downward trend in global antimicrobial use (AMU) in animals has ended. The latest WOAH report shows an overall 2% increase in AMU, adjusted for animal biomass, from 2019 to 2021.
We must Act Now to reverse this!
🔗woah.org/app/uploads/2024/05…
#WAAW2025 #OneHealth #WOAH
Marc Mendelson retweeted
🏥 Serious bacterial infections remain a leading cause of death in healthcare settings.
THIS IS BIG and GARDP is advancing new treatments for both children and adults.
📢 Share and join the #ThisIsBig campaign.
🔗gardp.pulse.ly/olpgdjnhb4
#WAAW2025 #AMR #Antibiotics #ThisIsBig
On the cusp of #WAAW2025 ask yourself
How does the trope "Leave no-one behind" ring true for to #access to effective #antibiotics?
In most low-income and many middle-income countries it's a fallacy
In this viewpoint, we offer a framework for action
thelancet.com/journals/langl…
