📣The journal is happy to introduce its new fellows joining the editorial board in January! Congratulations and welcome Laura Jung @laurajng.bsky.social, Rekha Pai Mangalore @rp09.bsky.social, and Victor Dahl @victordahl.bsky.social ✨ #IDSky

📣 NEW: Tara Smith @aetiology.bsky.social replies to our recently published commentary on staying vs leaving Twitter 'Joining the X-odus' Smith points out "the social cost of harassment and threats on Twitter/X, particularly for women" and more www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro

Better: ☺️ 🎙️ Just published: Communicable E39: Dengue on the rise Hosted by @anniejoseph.bsky.social & Nav Narayanan w/ invited guests Steven Lim & Andre Siqueira @andre-siqueira.bsky.social Listen on #Communicable: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #dengue #virology share.transistor.fm/s/48ae30ae

🎙️ Just published: Communicable E39: Dengue on the rise Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social w/ invited guests: Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne Listen on Communicable: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #UTIsky

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 3 Nov! @anniejoseph.bsky.social & Nav host @andre-siqueira.bsky.social (Brazil) & Steven Lim (Malaysia) to discuss #dengue as a rising global health burden, how to diagnose & manage it, and what's in the therapeutic pipeline 🔍 @dndi.org #denguealliance #IDSky

Read about it in my commentary with Gautam Dantas on @gardp.bsky.social and @cmicomms.bsky.social 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣In a longitudinal analysis of top ID journals, gender balance is projected for women first authors in 2028 - but for women last authors, only in 2043 The proportion of women editors is projected to remain low https://www.cmi-comms.org/article/S2950-5909(25)00084-8/ Katharina #IDSky #womeninstem

Interesting - Bluesky definitely a signifixant player in #IDSky community Comparable share of #IDWeek2025 activity between Bluesky & X reflects recent debate in @cmicomms.bsky.social by @germhuntermd.bsky.social & @drneilstone.bsky.social on merits of 2 platforms www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

📢 Exciting news! Selected articles from our Antimicrobial Viewpoints series will now be co-published in CMI Communications, @escmid.bsky.social's open-access journal. This collaboration will expand the reach and amplify the impact of these articles within the antimicrobial R&D community.

🎙️ Just published: Communicable E38: Why do you have to be so complicated? The 2025... Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social w/ invited guests: Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne Listen on Communicable: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #UTIsky

📣 Is there is value in staying on Twitter/X? @drneilstone.bsky.social may make you think again even if you did join the #Xodus & Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social may make you think again if you didn't 🙏🏼 to both for this thoughtful pro-con #IDSky #MedSky www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

New pro/con perspective piece by @drneilstone.bsky.social & yours truly Joining the X-odus: Contrasting perspectives on whether infection specialists should leave X (formerly Twitter) That I'm sharing it here belies where I stand on the issue www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 20 Oct! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social welcome Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne, the co-chairs of the first IDSA guidelines for complicated UTIs, to discuss this important milestone! #IDSky #UTIsky #MedSky #clinmicro

📣 In an Australian population-level cohort, Singh et al observe small but significant seasonal variations in #AMR among community #UTI isolates. Another opportunity for targeted #stewardship interventions. www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro #medsky #Ecoli

✨NEW open call for articles 📣 What's in a name? That's exactly what we want you to tell us in this new series we have just launched, "Person behind the name". Read the call and submit your piece here: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro

What’s in a name?” Even microbes carry stories. @cmicomms.bsky.social is launching a new series exploring the people behind eponymous organisms—those whose names live on through microbes like Escherichia or Pasteurella. Open call for submissions #idsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interesting discussion about peer review; I particularly enjoyed the history.

🎧 Serge Horbach, assistant prof at @isis-radboud.bsky.social, is part of this podcast episode on the past and future of journal peer review. 👇 #STS #scientificintegrity #peerreview

🎙️ Just published: Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken' Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social w/ invited guests: Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social & Serge Horbach Listen on Communicable: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #peerreview #AI

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 6 Oct! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social invite experts Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social & Serge Horbach to discuss the history of peer review, its relevance today & alternative models such as #LLMs. #IDSky #clinmicro #medsky #peerreview #AI

📣 In a cohort of 2,850 adults undergoing hip #arthroplasty in Belgium, post-op #infection was rare (1.2%) & early (74%), but #autoimmune inflammatory #arthritis & pre-op anemia emerged as major risk factors. #IDSky #MedSky #PJI #orthosky #surgsky #OA www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

📣 In a cohort of 670,000 Finnish children, late preterm (34-36w) exposure to #corticosteroids leads to a small but significant increase in hospitalizations for #infection in early childhood Difference holds in exposure-discordant siblings #IDSky #PedSky #MedSky #OA www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

📢 Tomorrow | ISAC / ESCMID webinar 📅22 Sept 2025 | Discover findings from a global survey of 86 societies on their role in tackling AMR Register: tinyurl.com/4eaycj2k #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

📣 V Dahl et al revisit 5 landmark trials shaping #tuberculosis care today "ITT analyses were not applied..patients lost to follow-up or..deviating from protocol often excluded (up to 30%)..." No ethical review, patients not informed. #IDSky #TBSky #MedSky #ethics www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

i really enjoyed this discussion with nick daneman and rob fowler on the #Communicable & #Breakpoints podcasts, where the lead investigators break down the journey of the BALANCE trial. the story behind this epic study is almost as compelling as the results.

🎙️ Just published: Commun... Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social w/ invited guests: Nick Daneman & Rob Fowler (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) Listen on @sidpharm.bsky.social: https://sidp.pinecast.co/ Listen on Communicable: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

The 2nd #Communicable & #Breakpoints collaboration drops on 19 Sept! Hosts @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social invite BALANCE trial leads Nick Daneman & Robert Fowler to discuss everything from the trial's humble start to its meteoric impact in clinical practice. #IDSky #clinmicro

The draft document "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026" is now available for public consultation. ESCMID members wishing to participate can learn more on our website. #IDSky #clinmicro www.escmid.org/guide...#IDSky

It’s World #Sepsis Day Sepsis kills 11 million people each year. Symptoms incl.: 🔸Fever or shivering 🔸Confusion 🔸Shortness of breath 🔸Rash that does not fade when pressed 🔸Extreme discomfort 🔸Sweaty skin Seek medical care as soon as possible when an infection is not getting better.

Direct oral challenges are a safe and effective strategy for delabeling low-risk cephalosporin allergy labels in adults in the outpatient setting. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #IDSky

POV: Rheumatology, ID, and Heme/Onc on their way to investigate your fever of unknown origin (ID is Beyoncé) #IDsky

A few more photos of our editors' first night in Rome - ID docs & clinical microbiologists who work quietly all year on this journal in addition to their other work... cheers to them 🥂🤩 #medicaleditors #IDSky #clinmicro

Very excited to be holding our editors’ meeting in Rome. Best editors ever. @dremilymcd.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E35: From... Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social with invited guests: Barney Graham (Atlanta, USA) Gary Kobinger (Galveston, USA) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 8 Sep! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social host titans of the #vaccines world, Barney Graham & Gary Kobinger for a discussion on vaccines, including their current projects, value of public perception & their hopes for the future...🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro

Calls for editorial fellows for ESCMID's two journals, @cmijournal.bsky.social & @cmicomms.bsky.social, are closing soon! Don't miss the chance to be part of shaping and growing the journals and your career! CMI (due 01 Sept): ow.ly/rifq50WBUfy CMI Comms (due 15 Sept) ow.ly/F43F50WBUfw #IDSky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communi... Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social Josh Nosanchuk @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social with invited guests: Hatim Sati (@who.int) Dimitrios Kontoyiannis (@mdanderson.bsky.social) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 25 Aug! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social host Hatim Sati (@who.int) & Dimitrios Kontoyiannis (@mdanderson.bsky.social) for a discussion on the WHO’s fungal priority pathogens list; its development, relevance & impact so far 🍄🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro

‘Standing on the shoulders of imperfect humans’ continues w/ a review by @anniejoseph.bsky.social of the Kass criteria for significant bacteriuria named after EH Kass. Still widely used in the clinic but where did 10^5 CFU/mL come from & is it still relevant? www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E33: Ethics in infectious diseases Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social with invited guests: Zeb Jamrozik (Melbourne, Australia) Beenish Syed (Karachi, Pakistan) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 11 Aug! @angelahuttner.bsky.social hosts Zeb Jamrozik (Melbourne) & Beenish Syed (Karachi) for an illuminating discussion about approaching ID & clinical practice through an ethical lens 🔍 drawing from #COVID19, #antibiotic use, #stewardship & more! #IDSky #clinmicro

🚀 It's official! We are launching an open call for editorial fellows to join us at #CMIComms and #Communicable. Everything you need to know: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... 🌱 Join our journey as we grow the journal and podcast! Apply by 15 Sept! #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E32: Fluoroquinolones - to heal ... Hosted by Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social‬ Thomas Tängdén with invited guests: Staffan Tevell (Karlstad, Sweden) Bernadette Young (Oxford, UK) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 28 July! @dremilymcd.bsky.social & Thomas host Staffan Tevell (SWE) & Bernadette Young (UK) to debate #fluoroquinolones for periprosthetic joint infections #PJIs: to heal or harm? 🎙️ A follow-up on their review: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro

📣The value of sputum cultures in resp infections is already questionable But Bryer et al show that if you do them post antibiotic exposure, you'll likely (OR 1.51, 95%CI 1.38-1.65) find opportunistic pathogens...of unknown clinical significance www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro

📣 Henderson & @davidvanduin.bsky.social show socioeconomic disadvantage predicts increased #AMR & mortality in patients w/ non-susceptible #Enterobacterales in this 22K cohort 📈 Addressing AMR requires addressing disparities in #access www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295... #IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31575770/ First heard about on @cmicomms.bsky.social podcast 🤩 @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

“So, what if fungi win? I would say they’ve already won.” @acasadevall1.bsky.social Amazing to learn about all the ways in which fungi have won, and how we should think about those powers 🍄👑 #IDSky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicab... Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social Josh Nosanchuk @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social with invited guest: Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins University) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 14 July! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social invite Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins) to discuss the spread of #fungi due to climate change, and what that means for fungal pathogenesis & infection #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky