Aims and objectives

The ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP) is fighting infectious diseases in critically ill patients, with a special focus on multidrug-resistant pathogens. This group is dedicated to: 

  • Conducting collaborative projects to tackle infectious issues in critically ill patients
  • Developing guidelines in collaboration with other ESCMID study groups on bacterial and fungal infections, as well as antimicrobial drug optimisation
  • Promoting knowledge and strategies on how to manage infections and combat antimicrobial resistance in critically ill patients

Activities and resources

ESGCIP Newsletter, December 2024

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Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a post-hoc analysis of the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study. 

Wozniak H, Tabah A, Barbier F, Ruckly S, Loiodice A, Akova M, Leone M, Conway Morris A, Bassetti M, Arvaniti K, Ferrer R, de Bus L, Paiva JA, Bracht H, Mikstacki A, Alsisi A, Valeanu L, Prazak J, Timsit JF, Buetti N; EUROBACT-2 Study Group, ESICM, ESCMID ESGCIP and the OUTCOMEREA Network. Ann Intensive Care. 2024 May 2;14(1):70

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Antimicrobial therapeutic drug monitoring in critically ill adult patients - An international perspective on access, utilisation, and barriers. 

Williams P, Cotta MO, Tabah A, Sandaradura I, Kanji S, Scheetz MH, Imani S, Elhadi M, Pardos SL, Schellack N, Sanches C, Timsit JF, Xie J, Farkas A, Wilks K, Roberts JA; National Coordinators; European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients [ESGCIP]. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2024 Aug;64(2):107192

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The role of centre and country factors on process and outcome indicators in critically ill patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. 

Buetti N, Tabah A, Setti N, Ruckly S, Barbier F, Akova M, Aslan AT, Leone M, Bassetti M, Morris AC, Arvaniti K, Paiva JA, Ferrer R, Qiu H, Montrucchio G, Cortegiani A, Kayaaslan B, De Bus L, De Waele JJ, Timsit JF; EUROBACT-2 Study Group, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, the Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP), and the OUTCOMEREA Network. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Jun;50(6):873-889. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07348-0. Epub 2024 Mar 18. Erratum in: Intensive Care Med. 2024 Jun;50(6):1017-1018

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in intensive care units: a multicenter study by ESGCIP and EFISG

Giacobbe DR, Dettori S, Di Pilato V, Asperges E, Ball L, Berti E, Blennow O, Bruzzone B, Calvet L, Capra Marzani F, Casabella A, Choudaly S, Dartevel A, De Pascale G, Di Meco G, Fallon M, Galerneau LM, Gallego M, Giacomini M, González Sáez A, Hänsel L, Icardi G, Koehler P, Lagrou K, Lahmer T, Lewis White P, Magnasco L, Marchese A, Marelli C, Marín-Arriaza M, Martin-Loeches I, Mekontso-Dessap A, Mikulska M, Mularoni A, Nordlander A, Poissy J, Russelli G, Signori A, Tascini C, Vaconsin LM, Vargas J, Vena A, Wauters J, Pelosi P, Timsit JF, Bassetti M; JIR-ICU investigators (collaborators); Critically Ill Patients Study Group of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESGCIP), and the Fungal Infection Study Group of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (EFISG). Crit Care. 2023 Aug 24;27(1):323

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Presentation, management, and outcomes of older compared to younger adults with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit: a multicenter cohort study.

Margalit I, Yahav D, Hoffman T, Tabah A, Ruckly S, Barbier F, Singer P, Timsit JF, Prendki V, Buetti N; EUROBACT-2 Study Group, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Groups for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP) and Infections in the Elderly (ESGIE), and the OUTCOMEREA Network. Infection. 2024 Dec;52(6):2435-2443. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02304-y. Epub 2024 Jun 13. Erratum in: Infection. 2024 Dec;52(6):2565-2566

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Variability in forgoing life-sustaining treatment practices in critically Ill patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: a secondary analysis of the EUROBACT-2 international cohort

Wozniak H, Tabah A, De Waele JJ, Timsit JF, Buetti N; EUROBACT-2 Study Group; European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM); European Society of Clinical Microbiology; Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP); OUTCOMEREA Network. Crit Care. 2024 Aug 31;28(1):287

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Effect of adequacy of empirical antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections on intensive care unit patient prognosis: a causal inference approach using data from the Eurobact2 study.

Loiodice A, Bailly S, Ruckly S, Buetti N, Barbier F, Staiquly Q, Tabah A, Timsit JF; EUROBACT-2 Study Group, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, the Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP) and the OUTCOMEREA Network. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Dec;30(12):1559-1568

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Invasive Fungal Diseases in Adult Patients in Intensive Care Unit (FUNDICU): 2024 consensus definitions from ESGCIP, EFISG, ESICM, ECMM, MSGERC, ISAC, and ISHAM. 

Bassetti M, …, Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESGCIP), the Fungal Infection Study Group of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (EFISG), the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium (MSGERC), the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC), the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM), the Austrian Society for Medical Mycology (ÖGMM), the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Reanimation, and Intensive Care (SIAARTI), the Italian Society of Anti-Infective Therapy (SITA), and the FUNDICU Collaborators. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Apr;50(4):502-515

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Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study. 

Tabah A, Buetti N, Staiquly Q, Ruckly S, Akova M, Aslan AT, Leone M, Conway Morris A, Bassetti M,Arvaniti K, Lipman J, Ferrer R, Qiu H, Paiva JA, Povoa P, De Bus L, De Waele J, Zand F, Gurjar M, Alsisi A, Abidi K, Bracht H, Hayashi Y, Jeon K, Elhadi M, Barbier F, Timsit JF; EUROBACT-2 Study Group, ESICM, ESCMID ESGCIP and the OUTCOMEREA Network. Intensive Care Medicine 2023 Feb;49(2):178-190.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in intensive care units: a multicenter study by ESGCIP and EFISG. 

Giacobbe DR, Dettori S, Di Pilato V, Asperges E, Ball L, Berti E, Blennow O, Bruzzone B, Calvet L, CapraMarzani F, Casabella A, Choudaly S, Dartevel A, De Pascale G, Di Meco G, Fallon M, Galerneau LM,Gallego M, Giacomini M, González Sáez A, Hänsel L, Icardi G, Koehler P, Lagrou K, Lahmer T, LewisWhite P, Magnasco L, Marchese A, Marelli C, Marín-Arriaza M, Martin-Loeches I, Mekontso-Dessap A, Mikulska M, Mularoni A, Nordlander A, Poissy J, Russelli G, Signori A, Tascini C, Vaconsin LM, Vargas J, Vena A, Wauters J, Pelosi P, Timsit JF, Bassetti M; JIR-ICU investigators (collaborators); Critically Ill Patients Study Group of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESGCIP), and the Fungal Infection Study Group of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (EFISG) Critical Care 2023 Aug 24;27(1):323.

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International survey of antibiotic dosing and monitoring in adult intensive care units. 

Williams PG, Tabah A, Cotta MO, Sandaradura I, Kanji S, Scheetz MH, Imani S, Elhadi M, Luque-Pardos S, Schellack N, Sanches C, Timsit JF, Xie J, Farkas A, Wilks K, Roberts JA; National Coordinators on behalf of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP) Critical Care 2023 Jun 19;27(1):241.

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Executive Committee

  Matteo Bassetti

Matteo Bassetti

Chair
University of Genova. Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute.
Genova, Italy
  Despoina Koulenti

Despoina Koulenti

Secretary
King's College Hospital Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
  Hakan Erdem

Hakan Erdem

Education Officer
Health Sciences University
Ankara, Türkiye
  Jean-Francois Timsit

Jean-Francois Timsit

Science Officer
Paris Cité University, Bichat hospital
Paris, France
  Stefan Hagel

Stefan Hagel

Treasurer
University Hospital Jena
Jena, Germany

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