🚨 New #ESGNI study @thejhi.bsky.social Survey (134 respondents, 27 countries) on follow-up of carbapenemase-producing GNB: ➡️ No consensus on follow-up of CPGN carriers. Evidence-based guidance is needed! #IPC #screening #MDRO #CPE #CPAB #CPPA www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

🗓️ SaveTheDate, 11 September 2025, 14-15h (CEST) 📣 Do not miss the first webinar of #ESGNI webinar series: Integrating #AMS and #IPC: bridging policy and practice in the fight against multidrug resistance. @esgap.bsky.social @balbers.bsky.social @nathanpsmad.bsky.social @eminealpmese.bsky.social

🏥 Missed the ISAC / ESCMID webinar? Catch the replay: The Built Environment & Nosocomial Infections 🧠 Insights from Prof. Vos & Prof. Tambyah 🌍 1,600 registrants | 133 countries ▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/t5Df8_elwdQ #InfectionControl #AMR #GlobalHealth @escmid.bsky.social @esgni-escmid.bsky.social

📣Open call ESCMID is creating a brand-new #Vaccines Subcommittee. 💉 We are looking for a director to establish this new subcommittee including defining the strategic directives. Interested persons can review the call document: www.escmid.org/about...#Vaccines #IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro

Improved consistency of Candida auris colonization screening with an anterior nares and hands composite sample ✅ Just Accepted ⭐ Editor's Choice #IDSky

🗓️ SaveTheDate, 11 September 2025, 14-15h (CEST) 📣 Do not miss the first webinar of #ESGNI webinar series: Integrating #AMS and #IPC: bridging policy and practice in the fight against multidrug resistance. @esgap.bsky.social @balbers.bsky.social @nathanpsmad.bsky.social @eminealpmese.bsky.social

📣 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

📢ISAC / @escmid.bsky.social webinar The Built Environment of the Hospital & #Nosocomial #Infections 📆13 August 2025 🕰 12.00 CET Explore how hospital design directly impacts #infectioncontrol in this insightful webinar. tinyurl.com/3wzysnad @souhakanj.bsky.social @esgni-escmid.bsky.social

#JustPublished! Rapid Risk Assessment: Multi-country outbreak of #hepatitisA in the EU/EEA. The spike in cases has been reported across Austria, Czechia, Hungary & Slovakia Read full report here: bit.ly/3HOlL4E and our press release here: bit.ly/4kNULAQ #IDsky #EpiSky #MedSky

Healthcare-associated infection caused by multidrug resistant organisms #MDRO from contaminated surfaces are a major challenge. This report compares the performance of various chlorine dioxide-based disinfectants against MDROs and biofilms www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

Surgical Site Infections (SSI) pose risks in pediatric surgery. Authors investigated current SSI prevention practices for children undergoing surgery using a standardized surveillance tool #ChildHealth #PatientSafety ow.ly/MLAJ50VOliY

🏥Surgical site infection prevention bundles are used to reduce infection rates in most types of surgery 📊Authors review the interventions that constitute each SSI prevention care bundle tailored to colorectal surgery & the associated SSI reduction www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

New blog post on a very interesting quali article looking into IPC behaviours in nursing staff. Found it hard to access - need to improve my quali skills! One lesson: we can’t expect high quality IPC practices if don’t have anywhere to put their bag and coat! reflectionsipc.com/2025/06/25/m...

Toilets - the plume of doom? @1healthau.bsky.social and @emrsa15.bsky.social have a chat in the pub about a paper on air disinfection in toilets (with a few digressions). Latest podcasts here infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/

Really enjoyed getting my teeth into this article on S. aureus (NOT S. auris!!) colonisation as a risk factor for SSI. Not novel to know they’re linked, but strong data on role of bacterial load and extra-nasal colonsation in relation to SSI risk reflectionsipc.com/2025/06/17/s...

New Research: Incidence of health-care-associated infections in long-term care facilities in nine European countries: a 12-month, prospective, longitudinal cohort study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Isolation precautions are key to combating HAIs and MDR pathogens.Explore personalized isolation strategies,integrating risk assessments, omics, and AI to enhance infection control globally. #HAI #IPC doi.org/10.1017/ash....

🆕 New in ICHE: Authors provide a pilot study tested a VR training module for cleaning & low-level disinfection After user-driven revisions, the experience improved highlighting the promise and pitfalls) of immersive IPC training #IDSky 📄 doi.org/10.1017/ice....

The replay of the webinar on VAP diagnosis and prevention is now online: youtube.com/watch?v=-z5z... Huge thanks to our excellent speakers!! 💪📷

Don't miss the upcoming webinar co-organized by @efisg-escmid.bsky.social and ESGNI! 🗓 Tomorrow at 15:00 (CET) Battling #Candidaauris and Other Fungal Threats: A New Era of #Prevention and Protection for Vulnerable Patients us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @escmid.bsky.social

💡Great insights from project lead Prof. Walter Zingg at the 24th Day of Clinical Research at UZH! 📊His lecture - "How Do We Improve the Resistance Situation? A European Approach" - showcased REVERSE's innovative strategy & baseline results. ▶️Watch his lecture (in German) bit.ly/4kCYP6S

Abstract submission for #GAMRIC closes on Friday! Don’t miss your chance to participate in this inaugural conference dedicated to the latest breakthroughs & challenges addressing #AMR. ⌛Accepting abstracts until Fri, 13 June 🔎 ow.ly/6p8g50W5hHH #IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro

Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them? So, let’s break it down ⬇

Now more than ever, we need to train the next generation of IP physicians! Check out the new SHEA IP curriculum for ID fellow training in infection prevention! Great way to start or strengthen IP fellow training at your ID program @ichejournal.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thanks to ICHE for highlighting our work demonstrating the utility of WGS surveillance in uncovering hospital-based transmission of VRE!

Really enjoyed reading this paper and writing this post. It’s a pre-post study, so uncontrolled, but compelling evidence that universal admission screening for #MRSA is both effective and cost-effective in a high prevalence setting reflectionsipc.com/2025/06/04/m...

Ten-year-long implementation of a bundle for the prevention of surgical site infections: A cohort study of the temporal trend and factors influencing compliance #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...

Incorporation of antibiotic stewardship into proactive infection prevention and control assessments in the outpatient hemodialysis setting: A brief report #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...

Inactivating effect of 222-nm far ultraviolet-C radiation on nontuberculous mycobacteria #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...

Advanced photohydrolysis technology demonstrates rapid inactivation of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 and efficacy against other respiratory viral pathogens #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...

Impact of universal masking by pediatric healthcare personnel on non-SARS-CoV-2 healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections: A quasi-experimental study #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...

Looking forward to a fun Journal Club in partnership with IPS, Prof Heather Loveday, Kerry Holden, and @philnorville.bsky.social. Looks of qualitative research to analyse and discuss (so I’ll be outside my comfort zone, but in a safe space)! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/850304...

Will be interesting to prep for this IPC Journal Club in a few weeks’ time. Around 1/3 of us are colonised with S. aureus. So should all who are colonised undergo decolonisation prior to surgery? Will be an interesting discussion! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/085d55...

🚀 Organisers of GAMRIC are offerring travel grants to early career researchers & LMIC residents! These grants include conference registration & an allowance to help offset travel costs of attending GAMRIC onsite. ⏰ Apply by 02 June 2025 💡 More info: ow.ly/SKCB50VXxm1 #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

#IMMEM XIV late-breaker abstract submission closes TODAY! Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of the scientific programme on microbial typing & #genomics. Submit your late-breaker abstract before it's too late: ow.ly/gBxl50VSlwr See you in Porto! #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

🧼 Not all endoscope brushes are created equal A new study in @thejhi.bsky.social compared different brush types ▶️ metal shafts + DuPont fibre bristles removed organic matter >>> than plastic or microfiber brushes More passes = cleaner scopes 📄: www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

Nearly 80% of nurses work in countries that make up just under half of the world’s population. High income countries, with only 17% of the global population, employ nearly half of all #nurses. Read more in the 🆕 State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay

@escmid.bsky.social and @hisinfection.bsky.social are drafting the scope for the next joint guideline on "Environmental sampling to detect #MDR bacteria and #Clostridioides difficile for #IPC purposes". Stakeholders are asked for their views on the topics and the scope! 👉 ow.ly/byMq50VBKAJ

At this year’s #ESCMIDGlobal 2025, #ESGNI came together for a shared mission: a world with fewer #HAIs. Calling on all current members and new members who wish to join us: Now’s the time to get active, get in touch, and bring your ideas. Let’s turn discussion into action. #IPC #patientsafety

New comment: Continuous on-site mentoring for infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programmes in war-affected settings: the example of Ukraine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📽️ Webinar catch up 📽️ Controlling Outbreaks in Healthcare: The Role of Environmental Hygiene This webinar was organised in collaboration with HIS and the European study group for nosocomial infection @esgni-escmid.bsky.social Watch now💻 ow.ly/p9qp50VuKmt

👐 Celebrate @who.int World Hand Hygiene Day! 👐 📘Read research and insights from Infection Prevention in Practice for free here▶️ ow.ly/zWKb50VM7Aw #handhygiene #WHHD

Hands are the most common way that germs are spread in the hospital. Everyone in the hospital - healthcare personnel, patients and visitors should clean their hands often. #WHHD2025 #HandHygiene #PatientCare 🔗 www.guidelinecentral.com/shop/guide-t...

🧼 On World Hand Hygiene Day: A Wake-Up Call for Long-Term Care Facilities A new #ECDC survey across Europe’s long-term care facilities shows that 3.1% of residents had a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) at the time of study. #IDSky #EpiSky #WorldHandHygieneDay #InfectionPrevention #IPC

So…gloves. We need to continue this conversation at every opportunity. Every member of the healthcare team needs to be encouraged to make informed decisions about gloves, erring more towards not wearing gloves to the extent possible! Blog here: reflectionsipc.com/2025/05/06/i...

UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR 💻 How to embed water free care in intensive care and beyond in UK healthcare settings - benefits and challenges #IDsky #Medsky 🗣️Joost Hopman, Jaroslaw Graniewski, Victoria Gentry, Bruna Pitaes Chair: Manjula Meda 📆 7 May ⌚ 1-2pm Register 👉 ow.ly/35pQ50VAEmT

🆕NEW Podcast Episode! 🎧 @davidcalfeemd.bsky.social talks to Drs. Passaretti & Klompas on return-to-work policies for healthcare workers infected w/ respiratory viruses! #IDSky Links: 🟪: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 🟧: soundcloud.com/user-6607204... 🟩: open.spotify.com/episode/03NC...

New from Same et al: ▶️ At 4 children’s hospitals with established antimicrobial stewardship programs, 80% of discharge antibiotic courses for pneumonia, UTI, and skin infections were suboptimal either by choice or duration #IDSky @sheaepi.bsky.social 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

👴Read about the impacts of seasonal respiratory tract infections in nursing homes 👵Covering frequency, use of rapid diagnostic tests & antibiotics, mortality, cluster dynamics and the use of clinical surveillance #ElderCare Free to read #OpenAccess: ow.ly/vluz50UU2Zz

📢 FIS International 2025 is now live for registration! Discover everything you need to know about the 2025 conference taking place from the 2-4 December at the BIC, Bournemouth and register now 👉 fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/regi... @HIS_infection #IPC #InfectionPrevention #FIS25