New guideline on the clinical management and infection prevention and control of #mpox. This guidance is designed to support: ✅ Patients with mpox — whether at home, in the community, or in healthcare facilities ✅ The health workers and caregivers supporting them 🔗 bit.ly/43YOzjf

New CID study out from Art Baker & team: 12,855 NTM episodes across 10 hospitals over 8 years 💥 1 in 4 were hospital-onset! 📉 HO rates ⏬ 38% over time but varied 15x btwn hospitals ▶️ They used a clean, simple definition for HO NTM (day 3+) NTM = underestimated #IDSky 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

Honoured to be invited to write this commentary with @steventong.bsky.social, on an excellent target trial emulation study which showed that antibiotic use was not associated with improved outcomes in non-severe COVID-19. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #IDSky

🧵1/ We need more research and reviews around “water safety” in healthcare facilities. This new paper in @thejhi.bsky.social by Weinbren et al. (2025) provides a fresh perspective—challenging the idea that it's just about legionella and outlet water quality. 🏥💧 #HospEpi #AMR

🧼 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...

The 2016 Severe Floods and Incidence of Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome in the Yangtze River Basin jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #openaccess #idsky

New: Dwell Time and Risk of Bloodstream Infection With Peripheral Intravenous Catheters #idsky #openaccess jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

1/ 🧵 New study out of Singapore's National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Can less PPE still keep healthcare workers safe from COVID-19 — while saving the planet? Turns out, yes. Let's unpack! #SkyThread #InfectionControl #PPE #HealthcareSustainability jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Looking forward to another packed day at #ESCMIDGlobal. Come say hi at 12:00 at Poster 0737 (Sector A/6/5) where I will be presenting our experience with the vanguard phase of the BALANCE+ Platform, our new platform trial for Gram-negative BSI. Open to new collaborators and sites to join!

Thanks to @kalisvar.bsky.social for his comprehensive overview of everything new in environmental cleaning, surface transmission dynamics, and mopping up MDROs #AntimicrobialResistance

The #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 "Year in Infection Control" symposium starts soon in Hall 1! Chairs Nico Tom Mutters and Ermira Tartari, alongside speakers Andrew James Stewardson and @kalisvar.bsky.social , will review the top papers from the past year, ongoing controversies, and take-home messages.

VA Research Under Threat (no paywall) #openaccess #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New in @thejhi.bsky.social: A global review of guidance to reduce hospital-acquired Aspergillus infections 75 documents from 24 countries highlight gaps in prevention strategies, risk assessments, and environmental monitoring #IDSky #EpiSky 📄: www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

New podcast on Infection Control Matters. nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think. We chat with Dr Aline Wolfensberger infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/03/05/n... #idsky #pneumonia #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social

@andrewstewardson.bsky.social and I are diving into the best IPC papers of the past year for #ESCMID Global 2025—and we want your top picks! 🦠📜 What’s the one paper that made you rethink infection prevention and control? Drop your faves and let’s build the ultimate IPC reading list! ⬇️"

Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction symptoms occurred after penicillin G treatment in 23.7% participants with early syphilis. Onset of JHR was within 12 hours of treatment for 86.0% of participants, and JHR was associated with successful treatment #openaccess #idsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Environmental service workers play an important role in infection prevention. “In this qualitative study of 10 participants, ESWs felt proud and felt connected to their clinical teams, but also felt not connected, undervalued, and underappreciated” #idsky #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Our latest podcast. Engaging Junior Doctors in IPC. We chat with Dr Sarah Browning and junior doctors about a program being run in Hunter New England (NSW) #IDsky #infectioncontrol infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/01/08/e...

#IDSky 16th known case of U.S. VRSA detected in 2021 described in EID Patient had non healing foot wound + VRSA (mecA + vanA), hx of MRSA, VRE. 0/224 screening samples negative for VRSA Lack of transmission? Perhaps MRSA + vanA = less transmissible 📄: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

The BNT162b2 XBB vaccine provided protection against #COVID19 hospitalization and ER and urgent care visits among children 5-17yo during the 2023-24 season, with estimated vaccine efficacy of 63–73% #idsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

If agriculture infection (transmission) control is anything like hospital infection control, we’re in trouble. Hospitals can test but we have almost no clinical trial data on optimal prevention strategies. Why? NIH (NIAID) isn’t allowed to fund hospital infection control studies. Why? No idea

I spoke the the @telegraphnews.bsky.social about the undiagnosed disease in #DRC and cautioned “It wasn’t long ago that China also had [another] ‘mysterious illness’ and it ended up being mycoplasma, This is why it’s important to wait and get more information.” www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Our new commentary out today in @asm.org AAC: "Pathogen genomics in healthcare: overcoming barriers to proactive surveillance"! Here, my colleagues and I discuss the promises, barriers, and potential solutions for genomic surveillance in healthcare 🦠 #IDSky #PublicHealth doi.org/10.1128/aac....

Another reminder to not amplify misinformation. Block and move on. Sub-post (is that a thing?) if necessary #medsky

Does improved cleaning and disinfection of shared equipment reduce healthcare associated infections? #idsky #cleaning #healthservices #patientsafety #infectioncontrol www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🆕 New from Ilges et al: ▶️ Authors describe a C. difficile 💩 diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship intervention from a syndromic panel #IDSky #MedSky @sheaepi.bsky.social 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue…but you may have to trash your scope. #idsky infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com/e/could-you-... #idsky @emrsa15.bsky.social