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ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections (ESGNI) @esgni-escmid.bsky.social · May 8
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
esgni-escmid.bsky.social
#ESGNI, in collaboration with #ESGB, is organizing the upcoming webinar:

💧🦠
The hidden danger: how #biofilms in hospital #sinks spread bacteria to patients and how to #prevent this

12 December (Friday)
12:30–13:30 CET

To register § join us:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@escmid.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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🚨 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...
Variability in follow-up strategies for carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative carriers: results from an international scoping survey
Follow-up strategies to confirm loss of carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria are needed to safely discontinue infection prevention and control measures. There are currently no evidence-based crite...
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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esgni-escmid.bsky.social
🗓️ 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
July 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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isacworld.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
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ISAC/ESCMID webinar | The Built Environment of the Hospital and Nosocomial Infections
YouTube video by ISAC / APUA
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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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...

#IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro
July 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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cidjournal.bsky.social
Improved consistency of Candida auris colonization screening with an anterior nares and hands composite sample

✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
Improved consistency of Candida auris colonization screening with an anterior nares and hands composite sample
Candida auris colonization screening is often performed using bilateral axilla and groin composite swabs. However, re-screening results for the same patient are often inconsistent over time, complicating interpretation of results.
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
esgni-escmid.bsky.social
🗓️ 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
July 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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cmicomms.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
July 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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isacworld.bsky.social
📢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
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#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
ECDC releases risk assessment with actions needed to address spike in hepatitis A cases
ECDC has issued a Rapid Risk Assessment in response to a multi-country outbreak of hepatitis A in the EU/EEA.
bit.ly
June 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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thejhi.bsky.social
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...
Biofilms and antimicrobial resistance in healthcare: evaluating chlorine dioxide as a candidate to protect patient safety
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) from contaminated surfaces are a major challenge for healthcare organizations. The presence ...
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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thejhi.bsky.social
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
Implementation of surgical site infection prophylaxis in children – a cross sectional prospective study
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are a common cause for morbidity and mortality in both adults and children. In paediatric surgery, evidence on specific prevention measures is lacking and practice mainl...
ow.ly
June 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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thejhi.bsky.social
🏥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...
Surgical site infection prevention care bundles in colorectal surgery: a scoping review
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention bundles have been used to reduce infection rates in most types of surgery. Bundles tailored to colorectal surgery have been used with success.
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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jon-otter.bsky.social
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...
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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icmatters.bsky.social
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/
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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jon-otter.bsky.social
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...
June 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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thelancetinfdis.bsky.social
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...
Incidence of health-care-associated infections in long-term care facilities in nine European countries: a 12-month, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
This study shows the high incidence of HAIs among LTCF residents in EU or EEA countries, with more than one in two residents experiencing at least one HAI, and with RTIs and UTIs accounting for almost...
www.thelancet.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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ashejournal.bsky.social
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....
Prioritizing isolation precautions: a patient-centered approach to infection prevention and control | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Prioritizing isolation precautions: a patient-centered approach to infection prevention and control - Volume 5 Issue 1
doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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ichejournal.bsky.social
🆕 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....
June 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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eucic.bsky.social
The replay of the webinar on VAP diagnosis and prevention is now online: youtube.com/watch?v=-z5z...
Huge thanks to our excellent speakers!! 💪📷
EUCIC EU JAMRAI Webinar on VAP diagnosis and prevention
YouTube video by ESCMID EUCIC
youtube.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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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...

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June 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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reverseproject.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
June 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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escmid.bsky.social
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
June 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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who.int
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 ⬇
June 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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drelisemartin.bsky.social
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...
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) infectious diseases fellow infection prevention and control and healthcare epidemiology curriculum | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology...
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) infectious diseases fellow infection prevention and control and healthcare epidemiology curriculum
www.cambridge.org
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM