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ECCMID becomes ESCMID Global

ECCMID 2024 is coming up soon and now it has a new name ESCMID Global.

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ESCMID-GLG AMR event

ESCMID is once again hosting a high-level event in partnership with the Global Leaders Group on AMR as part of ECCMID 2024.

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New look but the same ESCMID! 

ESCMID has a new look and feel, but don’t worry, it's still the same society dedicated to championing medical excellence.


ECCMID becomes ESCMID Global 

ECCMID 2024 is coming up soon and now it has a new name ESCMID Global.

Go to ESCMID Global


Open call for Funded Observerships 

The application period for Funded Observerships is now open and will close on 15 May. Be sure to apply today!

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ESCMID Courses 2024 

Discover all of the upcoming ESCMID Courses & Workshops here. You can register to join, apply for attendance grants and plan out your year of learning now.

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CMI Communications 

ESCMID has launched its first fully open-access journal, dedicated to better serving members and innovating in the publication sector. Learn more about the mission and open calls.

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Celebrating International Women in Science Day with ESCMID 

Read the full article here https://www.escmid.org/news-media/international-day-of-women-in-science

2024

 

UNGA 2024: Reducing excess antimicrobial use to fight AMR


September 10, 2024

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UNGA 2024: Independent Panel on AMR and the role of ESCMID


September 5, 2024

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Pathogens, including multi-drug resistant “superbugs”, found on floors, ceilings and door handles of hospital toilets, UK study finds


April 30, 2024

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Antimicrobial resistance prevalence varies by age and sex in bloodstream infections in European hospitals


April 30, 2024

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Ten-minute breath test to monitor antibiotic concentrations


April 30, 2024

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Too early to use ChatGPT to advise on the treatment of infections


April 29, 2024

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The threat of polio paralysis may have disappeared, but enterovirus paralysis is just as dangerous and surveillance and testing systems are desperately needed


April 29, 2024

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Study finds resistance to critically important antibiotics in uncooked meat sold for human and animal consumption


April 29, 2024

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Study shows ChatGPT failed when challenging ESCMID guideline for treating brain abscesses


April 29, 2024

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New global study reveals true scale of antimicrobial resistance threat


April 28, 2024

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Global measles cases almost double in a year


April 28, 2024

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Negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 jabs become available


April 28, 2024

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Global cervical cancer vaccine roll-out shows it to be very effective in reducing cervical cancer and other HPV-related disease, but huge variations between countries in coverage


April 28, 2024

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Making transfusion-transmitted malaria in Europe a thing of the past


April 27, 2024

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Experts developing way to harness Nobel Prize winning CRISPR technology to deal with antimicrobial resistance (AMR)


April 27, 2024

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Experts developing immune-enhancing therapies to target tuberculosis


April 27, 2024

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CRISPR is promising to tackle antimicrobial resistance, but remember bacteria can fight back


April 27, 2024

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Personalised “cocktails” of antibiotics, probiotics and prebiotics hold great promise in treating a common form of irritable bowel syndrome, pilot study finds


April 27, 2024

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Today, the Global Leaders Group (GLG) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) hosted “Forging partnerships between science and policy: A high-level AMR event” for the second consecutive year.


April 26, 2024

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WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19


April 26, 2024

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Antimicrobial-resistant hospital infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, major US study finds


April 26, 2024

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German study finds antibiotic use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 appears to have no beneficial effect on clinical outcomes


April 26, 2024

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The importance of communicating to the public during a pandemic, and the personal risk it can lead to


April 26, 2024

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Improving health communication to save lives during epidemics


April 26, 2024

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Expert sounds alarm as mosquito-borne diseases becoming a global phenomenon in a warmer more populated world


April 25, 2024

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New ultraviolet light air disinfection technology could help protect against healthcare infections and even the next pandemic


April 25, 2024

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Climate change is multiplying the threat caused by antimicrobial resistance


April 25, 2024

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UK/German study - COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and fewer common side-effects most important factors in whether adults choose to get vaccinated


April 25, 2024

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Major genetic meta-analysis reveals how antibiotic resistance in babies varies according to mode of birth, prematurity, and where they live


April 25, 2024

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Study shows more than half of global infectious diseases experts surveyed rate influenza as the number one pathogen of concern of pandemic potential


April 20, 2024

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Black women hospitalised in USA with blood infection resistant to last-resort antibiotic at increased risk of death


April 19, 2024

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Following longest known chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection of 613 days, experts highlight the risk of development of novel potentially immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants due to persistent infections in immunocompromised patients


April 18, 2024

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HIV epidemic cannot be ended without stopping former prisoners and other patients being lost to care


April 17, 2024

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Tuberculosis can have a lasting impact on the lung health of individuals who have been successfully treated for the disease


April 15, 2024

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UK/Portuguese study strongly suggests antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are being passed from cats and dogs to their owners


April 13, 2024

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ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide helpful advice on STIs


April 11, 2024

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Novel automatic toilet flushing device reduces bacterial contamination on bathroom surfaces


April 6, 2024

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Recent contact with young children linked to trebling of risk of over-60s acquiring pneumonia-causing bacteria


April 4, 2024

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Study finds association between TB infection and increased risk of various cancers


April 1, 2024

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Study shows Mpox (monkeypox) antibodies wane within a year of vaccination


March 31, 2024

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Case report from Austria shows mpox breakthrough infection in man who had received both vaccine doses


March 31, 2024

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Swedish study indicates a significant decline of neutralising antibodies to monkeypox virus already during the first month after vaccination


March 31, 2024

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Scientists have a new tool in the race to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis


March 30, 2024

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Individuals with multiple sclerosis face substantially greater risk of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination


March 29, 2024

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STIs in older adults


March 28, 2024

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HIV in developed countries


March 28, 2024

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Study finds that for each 10% increase of certain bacteria type in the gut microbiome, the risk of hospitalisation for infections falls by up to a quarter


March 23, 2024

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HIV in cell culture can be completely eliminated using CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, increasing hopes of cure


March 20, 2024

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Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection


March 15, 2024

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Elsevier partners with ESCMID to launch a new Open Access journal in microbiology and infectious disease: CMI Communications


March 11, 2024

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Optimising preventive measures to stop surgical infections – why are we doing what we are doing?


February 29, 2024

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Knowing when you can return to work or send your child back to school/nursery – personalised care for influenza and flu-like illness


February 29, 2024

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Artificial intelligence has huge potential in infection control, as long as the right questions are asked and safeguards are in place


February 28, 2024

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How artificial intelligence could improve speed and accuracy of response to infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals, and even prevent them


February 28, 2024

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ESCMID Weekly News

The Weekly News includes the most recent announcements and upcoming events of the Society. The news is sent every week to regular ESCMID and affiliated members as well as collaborators.