📢 Call for Applications! 🍄 Become the next TAE Representative in the ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group (EFISG) for 2026–2028! 🔹 Requisite: Active ESCMID Young Scientist Member Apply now (CV + short text) 👇 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🎉 #EFISG has outgrown its #WhatsApp group! We hit the 1,024-member limit and have now moved to a new community with space for 2,000 members. Join us: chat.whatsapp.com/Gy0O8KmiznIF...

New #EFISG Board members 2026-2028 @salmantongarcia.bsky.social – Chair Riina Richardson – Treasurer Dionysios Neofytos– Secretary Claudia Bartalucci– Educational Officer Zoi Dorothea Pana – Scientific Officer @escmid.bsky.social

📢 NEXT EFISG + MMIG Webinar 🗓 20 May | ⏰ 08:00 CET 🔗 Register here: uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Topics – Epidemiology and clinical presentation – Case-based discussion of invasive aspergillosis – European perspective on management of invasive aspergillosis

New accepted manuscript from hashtag #EFISG! 🌍🧫 “Profiling medical mycologists: Results from a global survey of the ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group” academic.oup.com/mmy/advance-...

📢 𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐆 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 🗓 Monday, 20 April 2026 ⏰ 16:15–17:15 CET 📍 ICM 4 (ESCMID Global in Munich) + key4events.zoom.us/j/85290315683?pwd=ydbah1cboY2Z43NtobRMvZ3CEsGuDN.1 🎁 EFISG pins will be available, grab yours!

EFISG Newsletter – Spring 2026 out! 🔹 Call for proposals for ESCMID Global 2027 👉 www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/ESCMIDGlo... 🔹 Business Meeting 📅 20 April | ⏰ 16:15–17:15 CET | 📍 ICM 4 🔹 Call for new projects ➡️ Submit proposal-slides by Apr 13 to [email protected] www.escmid.org/fileadmin/es...

25 March 2026 at 08:00 CET Candida Endocarditis: when yeast meets the heart uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Info for registered EFISG members: Voting for EFISG Board ('26–'28) is open until March 2nd To vote: Log in at my.escmid.org 🖱️“Study group elections” 🖱️“ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group (EFISG) [Election open]” 🖱️“Vote ballot” 🖱️Candidate(s) and click “VOTE”

Info for registered EFISG members: Voting for EFISG Board ('26–'28) is open until March 2nd To vote: Log in at my.escmid.org 🖱️“Study group elections” 🖱️“ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group (EFISG) [Election open]” 🖱️“Vote ballot” 🖱️Candidate(s) and click “VOTE”

TODAY! In 8 hours! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Past, present and future of fungal research at @ESCMID #EFISG webinar Women in Science (Mycology)🗓️ 11 Feb 2026 | 18:00 CET E. Segal C. Lass-Flörl S. Dellière L. Martín-Souto 🔗 Free registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If you are a member of the Young ISHAM community, the ISHAM council has exciting news for you... @olivercornely.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @efisg-escmid.bsky.social

@efisg-escmid.bsky.social webinar! 11 February - 18.00 CET Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study - The Lancet Microbe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#EFISG webinars January - April 2026 More info: www.escmid.org/efisg @escmid.bsky.social @taescmid.bsky.social

👉📅 February 4, 2026 🧫🌎 @APInfectologia webinar | #Aspergillosis in #LATAM in #Spanish 📺 Live on YouTube... youtube.com/@API_ok 16:00 GT, CR 17:00 CO, PE, EC 18:00 VE, PA 19:00 UY, AR, BR 23:00 ES

📅 Jan 20 | 11:00 CET - Evolving fungal names: What clinicians and scientists need to know Ferry Hagen🇳🇱 Andy Borman🇬🇧 Sarah Kidd🇦🇺 📅 Feb 17 | 15:00 CET - Point-of-care diagnostics in IFD Robina Aerts🇧🇪 Tsidiso Maphanga🇿🇦 www.escmid.org/efisg/ "Webinars" @escmid.bsky.social @taescmid.bsky.social

Nomination phase for EFISG Board ('26–'28) open from 06-01 to 02-02. Each candidate requires support from two EFISG members. To nominate: my.escmid.org → SG elections → EFISG → Support members Good luck to all candidates!

New nationwide ESCMID-EFISG study on fungal infection care in Colombia: major gaps in diagnostics, limited access to advanced tools & antifungals, with strong urban–rural disparities. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @salmantongarcia.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social @efisg-escmid.bsky.social

#EFISG webinars and more... www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/EFISG_web... 2025 18/11, +@ESGAP_ABS Antifungal stewardship 11–12/12, XII Mycological Forum🇪🇸 16/12, Dermatophytes dx and tx 17/12, Dengue in hem/onc 22/12, IDWeek and CHEST hightlights 2026 20/01, Taxonomy 17/01, Point-of-care dx

TOMORROW 📅 15:00 CET ESGAP + EFISG WEBINAR Let’s go mushrooming! – An antifungal stewardship talk show 🎤 L. Bussini, IT – AF stewardship in immunosuppressed patients L. Kriegl, AT – AF stewardship in the era of new agents 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our joint ISAC / ESCMID webinar tackled challenges from the WHO #Fungal Priority Pathogen List: ✅ Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus ✅ Antifungal resistance in Candida ✅ Urgent need for better diagnostics & management 🎥 Watch now youtu.be/MCRZ5OAaZaE @efisg-escmid.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

#EFISG webinars and more... www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/EFISG_web... 2025 18/11, +@ESGAP_ABS Antifungal stewardship 11–12/12, XII Mycological Forum🇪🇸 16/12, Dermatophytes dx and tx 17/12, Dengue in hem/onc 22/12, IDWeek and CHEST hightlights 2026 20/01, Taxonomy 17/01, Point-of-care dx

🆕British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🧫 Excited to announce the @escmid.bsky.social -@efisg #MobileLab fungal workshops at #ESCMIDGlobal2026! Hands-on sessions for beginners & advanced mycology (Apr 20–21). Onsite only, €50 members/€75 non-members. Max 20 participants/session. escmid.reg.key4events.com/content.aspx...

🇨🇴 New @efisg-escmid.bsky.social study... Diagnostic and therapeutic capacity for fungal infections in #Colombia Findings show critical inequities in access to mycology labs, antifungal drugs, and @who.int-recommended diagnostics. Full study 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧫 Dive into fungi with #EFISG! 🌍 Join our next free webinars 👇 🍄Nov 18, 15:00 CET, Antifungal stewardship 💅Dec 16, 15:00 CET, Dermatophytes 🧬Jan 20, 11:00 CET, Taxonomy 🔬Feb 17, 15:00 CET, Point-of-care diagnostics 🔗 Register: www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/EFISG_web...

🧫 Got a fungal meeting coming up? 🗓️ @efisg-escmid.bsky.social is building a calendar of scientific events — and we need input! Share details of your upcoming conferences and help us grow the network 🌍👇 🔗 www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/fungal_conferences/ @escmid.bsky.social @taescmid.bsky.social

@efisg-escmid.bsky.social news... #Fluco-R #Candida_parapsilosis is a growing threat in hospitals. In a #multicenter matched cohort study, #echinocandins and #LAmB showed comparable outcomes for bloodstream infections journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.... @escmid.bsky.social @taescmid.bsky.social

*Webinar Alert* WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List 📅 3 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11:00–12:30 CET Explore global challenges in fungal diagnostics & resistance with experts from ISAC & ESCMID 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/5n84ecaf #FungalInfections #AntifungalResistance @escmid.bsky.social @efisg-escmid.bsky.social

Oncoming EFISG webinars! Oct 15 – Fungal typing genomics us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Dec 16 – Dermatophyte dx + tx us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Jan 20 – Fungal nomenclature Register uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Feb 17 – Point-of-care diagnostics us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Invasive_fungal_infection course 🦠 @Mic_Inf_Maranon (Madrid) 📅 Oct 1–2, 2025 | 🕓 16:00–19:30 CET 🔗 Free online registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🔬 Next #EFISG webinar | Oct 15, 15:30 CET Cracking the Code: Typing Fungi in the Genomic Era 🧬🍄 🎙️ FTIR & fungal typing – Maurizio Sanguinetti 🎙️ WGS & resistant Candida parapsilosis – Jesus Guinea 👉 Don’t miss it! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🦷➡️🦠 Odontogenic-onset mucormycosis (OOM) is on the rise! 📍 Case series from North India reports 5 patients ⚠️ Unique entry point, distinct features 👩‍⚕️ Dental practitioners: stay alert + keep it aseptic! 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We finally got a WhatsApp channel 🎉 Come for the updates, stay for the vibes 👉 t.co/Wqz9v7611X

🗓️ TOMORROW | 15:00 CET - Deadly fungal infections in HIV 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... O. Lortholary,FR – Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis and Talaromyces A. Estévez,ES – Rare fungal infections in HIV C. Oprea,RO – Clinical cases @escmid.bsky.social @taescmid.bsky.social

🧪New @efisg-escmid.bsky.social study! How 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 diagnose and treat invasive #fungal infections 🔬 PCR, GM, MALDI-TOF MS, triazoles and more—big 🇧🇪 vs 🇳🇱 differences in diagnostics & access 📊 Must-read! 🧵 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @escmid.bsky.social @olivercornely.bsky.social

Upcoming🔊 ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group webinar- Under the Radar: Addressing IFIs Diagnostic Gaps in LMICs 🗓️ 23 July 2025 🕒 15:30-17:00 CET/ 19:00-20:30 (India) Speakers: Arghadip Samaddar & Rita Oladele Chairs: Bassey Ekeng, Anupma Kindo 💻Free registration 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 #Antifungal #prophylaxis in #SOT patients is evolving—but not uniformly. A new survey by @efisg-escmid.bsky.social @ESGICH @SITA @seimc.bsky.social @gesitraic-seimc.bsky.social sheds light on how prophylaxis is actually being used in transplant centers. 👇👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

TOMORROW June 17th, 15.30 CET #EFISG_webinar with @jorgeamich.bsky.social Toward the consensus of definitions for the phenomena of antifungal tolerance and persistence in filamentous fungi FREE REGISTRATION: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Next Tuesday I am giving a @efisg-escmid.bsky.social webinar to explain our proposed definitions for the phenomena of antifungal tolerance and persistence in filamentos fungi, and provide guidelines for their detection and quantification Sign up here if interested👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@efisg #Webinar JUNE 2025 | Battling Candida auris June 11 | 15:00 CET 🎙️Infection prevention and control: @ElisabethPresterl, Vienna🇦🇹 🎙️Protecting patients with clean air: @ChristinePeters, Glasgow🇬🇧 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🔥 Hot off the press from @efisg_escmid! #Candida endocarditis — rare, deadly (⚰️ up to 49% mortality), and still full of challenges: 🫀 Imaging 💊 Antifungals 😷 Surgery Read the latest review 👇 www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119... #IDTwitter #FungalInfections

Candida Endocarditis: current perspectives on diagnosis and therapy Ben-Ami Ronen, Bassetti Matteo, Bouza Emilio, Kosman Alex, Vena Antonio on behalf of @efisg-escmid.bsky.social www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119... #MedMycoSky #IDSky

Coming up from @escmid.bsky.social #EFISG – May 2025 Webinar Post-mortem fungal diagnosis: Culture, non-culture, pathology, and public health May 28 | 16:00 CET 🎙 Jean-Pierre Gangneux 🇫🇷, Mycology 🎙 Marta Cohen 🇬🇧, Pathology 🎙 Malcolm Richardson 🇬🇧, Public Health 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 Join online for the #Histoplasmosis @ishamycology.bsky.social meeting at #ISHAM2025! 🗓️ Sat, May 24 | ⏰ 13:00–17:10 (local time) 🌍 Live stream available 👉 Full program and links: www.isham2025.org/histoplasmos...

Great energy at the European Fungal Infection Study Group (EFISG) Business Meeting! Exceptionally active educational efforts and many exciting new studies endorsed. Big things ahead! #EFISG #ESCMID2025 #FungalInfections

#EFISG fungal recommendations for #EFISGbroadcaster #ESCMID2025 #ESCMIDGlobal2025 @escmid.bsky.social

🚨 #ProposalCollection for #ESCMIDGlobal2026 is NOW OPEN! 🚨 Deadline: April 20th, 2025. Collaborate for better chances and ensure diversity in speaker selection: #gender, #country, #continent, #age. Submit your proposals here: www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/EFISG_2026 🙌