📢 Final days to apply! ISAC Society Grants 💡 Up to €6,000 available to: 1️⃣ Strengthen existing ISAC member societies 2️⃣ Establish new societies in underserved regions 📌 Clear, outcome-driven proposals required 🔗 Apply now: www.isac.world/funding/isac... 📆 Deadline: 31 Oct @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

Excited to share our LongTrack study out in @natmicrobiol.nature.com today! Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), donor 💩 => patients' gut, is an effective treatment for recurrent C. difficile infection & is being evaluated for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) & other conditions 1/ 📄 rdcu.be/eL8mR

The defense of Ukraine is the defense of Europe — European leaders have said so many times. It’s time they started acting like it.

🗣️ Meet the speaker Join Prof. Cornelia Lass-Flörl @ the ISAC/ESCMID webinar on the WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List 🦠 📅 3 Nov 2025 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Expert insights on fungal infections, diagnostics& global impact @escmid.bsky.social

🔴 Live Webinar – 13 Nov @ 14:00 CET Join us for a #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek webinar with new research from the #OneHealth Special Issue in @ijaa-isac.bsky.social 🌍 Learn how the One Health approach tackles AMR across humans, animals & the environment 🔗 tinyurl.com/cwyew9hh @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

📢 ISAC Society Grants – Deadline: 31 Oct! Grants up to €6,000 for: ✅ Boosting existing ISAC member societies ✅ Starting new societies in underserved regions 🔗 Apply now: www.isac.world/funding/isac... #InfectiousDiseases #ClinicalMicrobiology #ISAC @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com

🦠 AMR is a global health threat—making infections harder to treat and routine care riskier. The new WHO report analyzes 23M+ cases from 110 countries, tracking resistance trends & surveillance progress. 📊 Key findings + actions: www.who.int/publications... #AMR #GlobalHealth #AntibioticResistance

Across Southeast Asia most newborn infections are now caused #AMR bugs, making standard treatments for neonatal sepsis ineffective. Without updated, locally informed treatment guidelines and new antibiotic development, infant mortality rates will rise. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📢 Missed the ISAC & ESCMID webinar? Watch it now. 🌍The role of ID & clinical microbiology societies in tackling #AMR 🔍 Prof. Wertheim shares global society survey insights 🎙️ Hear from the society Presidents youtu.be/v1l7XGXczvU @escmid.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth. The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

On amr in Ukraine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Host-directed therapies for infectious disease are here & coming! Simple equation proposed to consider best interventions: ⭐ Microorganism + immune response = clinical presentation/status ⭐ Will require futuristic-sounding real-time diagnostics = exciting! #IDSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky #TBSky

🗓️2 days to go Join the 25th Annual Congress of LSIDCM online for FREE – Oct 2–4 LSIDCM & ISAC President Souha Kanj invites you to join in person or online Theme: Multidisciplinary Approach to ID Register: lnkd.in/ebBhu_fR Info: lnkd.in/devuQBE3 @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

Levendige discussie vandaag op @npo radio over antibiotica en resistentie met luisteraars www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/s...

📢 ISAC Society Grants – Apply by 31 Oct! Up to €6,000 available to: ✅ Strengthen existing ISAC member societies ✅ Establish new societies where there is an unmet need Boost your impact in the field🌍 🔗 www.isac.world/funding/isac... #globalhealth @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. By @emcahan.bsky.social

“The Rapid ESBL NP® test could be a suitable screening tool for ESBL-producing bacteria in clinical urine samples, ensuring more accurate prescription of antibiotics, though prospective validation is necessary first. “ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

In the latest Hoof GP video he talks about the the "Fake Hooves" videos I mention in this presentation that are attempting to capture the algorithmic recommendations of people watching the Hoof GP channel, and he also talks about AI generated Hoof GP videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=slR3...

🚨 AbxGuide Update🚨 Clinicians now have even better access to evidence-based, pathogen-directed antimicrobial treatment—especially for resource-limited settings. 🧠 Developed by ISAC, Radboudumc & AUBMC 🌍 Free. Open-access. www.isac-abxguide.world @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women. Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

📢 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

🌟 Keynote Highlight – #ICPIC2025 ISAC Past President Prof. Andreas Voss delivered a bold, thought-provoking keynote: “The End of IPC?” The session ended in a standing ovation 👏 A well-deserved tribute to Andreas’ global impact and dedication to IPC. #InfectionControl @souhakanj.bsky.social

Happy to be speaking on the role of professional societies across the globe to enhance healthcare.

Tick-borne disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and unproven alternative treatments that experts say should be avoided, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets. “It really is a buyer-beware situation." apnews.com/article/lyme...

🌍 Global Insights on ID Societies & #AMR Medical societies are key players in advocacy — but are they fully leveraged in the fight against #AMR? 🔍 Study by ISAC & ESCMID explores this question Read in @jgar-isac.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mp7ken7b @escmid.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

I will be in the Netherlands mid-October, and participating in this upcoming colloquium, 14 October, Radboud University (NL), organized by @willemhalffman.bsky.social, with @stanvanpelt.bsky.social, Maud Bernisson, and myself. linkedin.com/posts/willem... halffman.org/rrosa/proble... See you there?

#JustPublished! Drug-resistant fungus #CandidozymaAuris is spreading rapidly in European hospitals. #ECDC calls for urgent action. 📈 Cases are rising, outbreaks are larger, and several countries now report local transmission. Press release: bit.ly/46uR1iK #CandidaAuris #HAI #IDsky #EpiSky #AMR

Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

How should the new Independent Panel on Evidence for Action on #AMR be set up? We gathered scientists and stakeholders - mainly from Africa - to think this through in Lagos, Nigeria. Pre-print now available: verixiv.org/articles/2-2...

David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

I think about this a lot! Medical professionals and their societies are sounding the highest level of alarm about the dangers of rejecting science and favoring conspiracy theories and it is hardly breaking through. That's how far down the rabbit hole the US is. This fight is hard.

"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda How quick we forget.

🌐 APCCMI 2025 presents the ISAC Symposium on #AMR in diverse scenarios by ISAC leadership: 🔹 Souha Kanj – President 🔹 Heiman Wertheim – President-Elect 🔹 Geoffrey Coombs – Past President 📅 Early Bird Registration extended: 15 Sept 🔗 apccmi2025.com @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

📢 Webinar Invitation 🗓️ 22 Sept 2025 | 🕑 14:00 CET Hosted by ISAC and @escmid.bsky.social 🔍 Discover findings from a global survey of 86 societies on their role in tackling #AMR. 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/5eztujrx #InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology #GlobalHealth @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

🌍 Join us in Manila for the 34th ICC 📅 Dec 7–9, 2026 | 📍 SMX Convention Center 🔬 Cutting-edge science, global experts & vibrant culture await Be part of the future of infectious disease care. 👉 [https://icc2026.org/] #ICC2026 #ISAC #GlobalHealth @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

Maybe I am being grumpy, but can people please stop using poorly curated databases of antibiotic resistance genes (I am looking at you, DeepARG) on shotgun metagenomic data and then present these results without any reflection on their validity, or shortcomings of databases?

🧪 Just 2 Weeks Left! Apply for ISAC Project Grants 2025 by 1 Sept. Up to £15K for research in AMR & infectious diseases. 🌍 Must involve LMICs & ISAC members. 🔗 Details: www.ISAC.world 📧 Apply: [email protected] #AMR #GlobalHealth #ISAC @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

'Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt', featuring the brilliant @arwynedwards.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

🆕 New #AbxGuide Chapters! ISAC adds Bone & Joint + Eyes & Orbits infections to its free global antibiotic guide The Abx Guide is designed to support appropriate #antibiotic use worldwide 🔗 isac-abxguide.world #AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

🌍 ICYMI: ISAC/ESCMID Webinar on AMR in vulnerable communities 🗓️ Next session in 2 days! 🎥 Catch up on expert insights: 🔹 Dr Guido Granata – AMR & conflict 🔹 Dr Rana Hajjeh – AMR and WAR 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/X4D2fzqh9-w #AMR #GlobalHealth @souhakanj.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

🚨 Less than 1 month left to apply for an ISAC Project Grant 2025! 💷 Up to £15,000 available for impactful antimicrobial research. 🌍 Projects must involve at least one LMIC & two countries. 🧪 Deadline: 1 Sept 2025 🔗 Apply now: www.ISAC.world @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

📢 Meet the Speaker | ISAC/ESCMID Webinar 🗓 13 August 🎙️ Paul Ananth Tambyah Professor of Medicine, NUS Senior Consultant, NUHS Past President, ISID & APSCMI 🔬 Expert in device-associated & emerging #infectiousdiseases 👉 Register now tinyurl.com/3wzysnad @escmid.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social

💥 On-Demand Webinar | AMR in Conflict Settings War zones are breeding grounds for drug resistant #infections Experts explore the link between conflict & #antimicrobialresistance in this Fleming Initiative webinar endorsed by ISAC youtu.be/7qCggVRjpJc #GlobalHealth @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

📢 The July 2025 ISAC Newsletter is now available ISAC is pleased to share its latest updates featuring grant opportunities, webinars and other free resources. Download⬇️ tinyurl.com/3uf2vesf #antimicrobialresistance

🌟ISAC Society Grants - applications invited🌟 Apply for up to €‎6,000 There are 2 types of grants: 1. To strengthen an Existing ISAC Member Society 2. To Establish a New Society in ID / clinical micro Full details⬇️ tinyurl.com/mr27x7nd #IDSky @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social

This is indeed useless. Vaccination is the only way

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention @iansample.bsky.social writes @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

M⃣I⃣S⃣S⃣I⃣N⃣G⃣ L⃣I⃣N⃣K⃣S⃣ 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 paper by Sikora et al: metagenomic data from 1,313 ancient human remains over 37,000 years Identified >3,000 instances of known human pathogens Zoonotic pathogens begin to appear ~6,500 years ago coinciding with the rise of livestock domestication—major epidemiological shift