📢 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

📣 Environmental cleaning is complex but essential for preventing hospital-acquired infections #HAI Mitchell @1healthau.bsky.social et al review & advise on hospital cleaning programmes: when properly designed, patients & hospitals benefit #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

📣 In >17K patients screened for carbapenemase+ gram-negative bacilli by rectal swab, direct-from-specimen molecular testing outperformed traditional culture-based screening. #DSMT did well with non-fermenters, often a neglected subgroup. www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

The Abstract Book from #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 is now published in #CMIComms. It includes all abstracts presented in the scientific programme, marking over 5K abstracts! With a DOI, you can now cite your work presented at ESCMID Global 2025. 🎓 Check it out: ow.ly/xjHX50Wiebv #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicab... Hosted by Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social with invited guests: Lorenzo Pezzoli & Nicolò Binello (WHO) Jacob Bodilsen (Aalborg University) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣Next #Communicable drops Mon 30 Jun! @dremilymcd.bsky.social & @marcbonten.bsky.social host Lorenzo Pezzoli & Nicolò Binello (WHO) and Jacob Bodilsen (Aalborg Uni) to review key recommendations of WHO's new guideline on #meningitis & how it suits various clinical settings #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Concise 'approach-to' review of #Cdiff infection by @lcordes.bsky.social @connorprosty.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social w/ diagnostic algorithm & recommendations for first episodes vs relapses www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295... #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky #AMR #HAI

A paradigm shift in BV... Join us for a deep dive with expert Catriona Bradshaw in E29 out today!🎙 @cmicomms.bsky.social We unpack her recently published study on the role of male partners & partner treatment in @nejm.org #IDsky #clinmicro #medsky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E29: Bacterial vag... Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social Annie Joseph @anniejoseph.bsky.social with invited guest: Catriona Bradshaw (Melbourne Sexual Health Centre) Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 16 Jun! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social host Catriona Bradshaw (Melbourne, Australia) whose groundbreaking trial on bacterial vaginosis #BV has changed the paradigm-and guidelines: treating male partners hugely effective #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

📣Wastewater surveillance - a powerful tool highlighted during #COVID-19 - can also serve hospitals monitoring #AMR. A review by Hassoun-Kheir et al www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295... ✨A key follow-up from the #Communicable podcast episode! share.transistor.fm/s/a44eaddd #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E28: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change ... Hosted by Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📢 From Ebolavirus co-discoverer Dr Muyembe-Tamfum 🇨🇩 "While ideally no country should rely on foreign aid for infection prevention..the abrupt interruption of USA-derived aid to DRC will have disastrous consequences—for all citizens of a globalized world" #IDSky www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

⏰ Tune in Monday for the latest #Communicable, part 2 with our editors discussing more late breaker trials at ESCMID Global '25! 🎙️ @dremilymcd.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

📣The next #Communicable drops Mon, 2 June! CMI Comms editors Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social, @erinmccreary.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social return for round 2 discussing key late-breaker trials presented at #ESCMIDGlobal & whether they should change your practice 🔍 #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

The official abstract book is here! All abstracts presented at #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 have been collectively published as a book & found on the website: ow.ly/5vAP50VXzx6 It's in prep for publication in #CMIComms, providing all abstracts a citable format including a doi. Stay tuned! #IDSky #clinmicro

📣 If you think #rhinovirus only causes colds, think again. These viruses play a role in #COPD, #asthma, CF, #immunosuppressed.. Historically, not much we could do. But now, #RNA based technology is here. Review by Esneau et al. #IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro #immunosky www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials... Hosted by Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social Listen here: #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

⏰ Tune in Monday for the latest #Communicable and hear the complete discussion w/ our editors on some of the late breaker trials at #ESCMIDGlobal '25, part 1! 🎙️ @gurujosh.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #IDSky #clinmicro

The next #Communicable episode drops Monday, 19 May! CMI Comms editors @marcbonten.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social discuss key latebreaker trials presented at #ESCMIDGlobal & whether they should change your practice 🔍 #IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro

And thank you to @gurujosh.bsky.social & A Cheng for their pro-con piece on selective digestive decontamination (w/ #antibiotics) in #ICU patients Whose side do you take? #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #PharmSky #AMR #ICUSky #Criticalcaresky @marcbonten.bsky.social www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

Thank you to editor @marcbonten.bsky.social for his concise essay on this highly contested topic - and an impressive ability to question, and requestion... #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #PharmSky #AMR #ICUSky #Criticalcaresky @gurujosh.bsky.social

Clarification on online access to the #ESCMIDGlobal talks (what I said during the #SNAP #Communicable - #Breakpoints recording was only *partially* true - apologies, @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social!) #IDSky #MedSky #Clinmicro #PharmSky #PedSky ⬇️ 🎙️ share.transistor.fm/s/2a3c3bb4 🎙️ sidp.pinecast.co