Heiman Wertheim
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Heiman Wertheim
@heiman-wertheim.bsky.social
Professor in medical microbiology at Radboudumc Netherlands. We work with partners and friends across the globe tackling infectious challenges
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📢 Final days to apply!
ISAC Society Grants 💡 Up to €6,000 available to:
1️⃣ Strengthen existing ISAC member societies
2️⃣ Establish new societies in underserved regions
📌 Clear, outcome-driven proposals required
🔗 Apply now: www.isac.world/funding/isac...
📆 Deadline: 31 Oct
@heiman-wertheim.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Excited to share our LongTrack study out in
@natmicrobiol.nature.com today!

Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), donor 💩 => patients' gut, is an effective treatment for recurrent C. difficile infection & is being evaluated for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) & other conditions 1/

📄 rdcu.be/eL8mR
Long-read metagenomics for strain tracking after faecal microbiota transplant
Nature Microbiology - A long-read metagenomics method empowers faecal microbiota transplantation studies by precisely tracking bacteria from donors to recipients, distinguishing co-existing strains...
rdcu.be
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The defense of Ukraine is the defense of Europe — European leaders have said so many times. It’s time they started acting like it.
Editorial: Europe, it’s time to finally be brave. Start with Russian assets
A few weeks ago, U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg gently berated Europe for not standing on its own two feet on the global stage and in confrontation with Russia. "I don't think the Europeans know ho...
kyivindependent.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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🗣️ Meet the speaker

Join Prof. Cornelia Lass-Flörl @ the ISAC/ESCMID webinar on the WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List 🦠
📅 3 Nov 2025
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Expert insights on fungal infections, diagnostics& global impact
@escmid.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🔴 Live Webinar – 13 Nov @ 14:00 CET
Join us for a #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek webinar with new research from the #OneHealth Special Issue in @ijaa-isac.bsky.social
🌍 Learn how the One Health approach tackles AMR across humans, animals & the environment
🔗 tinyurl.com/cwyew9hh
@heiman-wertheim.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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📢 ISAC Society Grants – Deadline: 31 Oct!
Grants up to €6,000 for:
✅ Boosting existing ISAC member societies
✅ Starting new societies in underserved regions
🔗 Apply now: www.isac.world/funding/isac...
#InfectiousDiseases #ClinicalMicrobiology #ISAC
@heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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🦠 AMR is a global health threat—making infections harder to treat and routine care riskier.

The new WHO report analyzes 23M+ cases from 110 countries, tracking resistance trends & surveillance progress.

📊 Key findings + actions: www.who.int/publications...

#AMR #GlobalHealth #AntibioticResistance
Global antibiotic resistance surveillance report 2025: summary
A summary of a new WHO report presenting a global analysis of antibiotic resistance prevalence and trends, drawing on more than 23 million bacteriologically confirmed cases of bloodstream infections, ...
www.who.int
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Across Southeast Asia most newborn infections are now caused #AMR bugs, making standard treatments for neonatal sepsis ineffective. Without updated, locally informed treatment guidelines and new antibiotic development, infant mortality rates will rise.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Pathogen distribution and antimicrobial resistance among neonatal bloodstream infections in Southeast Asia: results from NeoSEAP, a multicentre retrospective study
Neonatal sepsis in tertiary hospitals in Southeast Asia is predominantly caused by gram-negative bacteria, with high rates of non-susceptibility to commonly prescribed antibiotics.
www.thelancet.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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📢 Missed the ISAC & ESCMID webinar? Watch it now.
🌍The role of ID & clinical microbiology societies in tackling #AMR
🔍 Prof. Wertheim shares global society survey insights
🎙️ Hear from the society Presidents
youtu.be/v1l7XGXczvU
@escmid.bsky.social @souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth.
The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News
Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...
www.cbc.ca
October 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Host-directed therapies for infectious disease are here & coming!

Simple equation proposed to consider best interventions:
⭐ Microorganism + immune response = clinical presentation/status ⭐

Will require futuristic-sounding real-time diagnostics = exciting!

#IDSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky #TBSky
The Changing Paradigm in Infectious Diseases - Host-Directed Medicine: Implications for the Next Generation of ID Physicians
academic.oup.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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🗓️2 days to go
Join the 25th Annual Congress of LSIDCM online for FREE – Oct 2–4

LSIDCM & ISAC President Souha Kanj invites you to join in person or online
Theme: Multidisciplinary Approach to ID
Register: lnkd.in/ebBhu_fR
Info: lnkd.in/devuQBE3
@souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Levendige discussie vandaag op @npo radio over antibiotica en resistentie met luisteraars www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/s...
Zijn er nog vragen over antibioticaresistentie?
Antibioticaresistentie wordt wereldwijd gezien als een van de grootste bedreigingen voor de volksgezondheid. Wat betekent dat? En wat zijn de gevolgen? Heiman Wertheim, hoogleraar klinische microbiolo...
www.nporadio1.nl
September 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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📢 ISAC Society Grants – Apply by 31 Oct!
Up to €6,000 available to: ✅ Strengthen existing ISAC member societies
✅ Establish new societies where there is an unmet need
Boost your impact in the field🌍
🔗 www.isac.world/funding/isac...
#globalhealth
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September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.

Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.

By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“The Rapid ESBL NP® test could be a suitable screening tool for ESBL-producing bacteria in clinical urine samples, ensuring more accurate prescription of antibiotics, though prospective validation is necessary first. “ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Diagnostic characteristics of the Rapid ESBL NP® test and ResistanceFinder 2SMART multiplex PCR for the detection of ESBL directly on urine samples - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - To determine the diagnostic characteristics of the phenotypic Rapid ESBL NP® test and a prototype version of the molecular...
link.springer.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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In the latest Hoof GP video he talks about the the "Fake Hooves" videos I mention in this presentation that are attempting to capture the algorithmic recommendations of people watching the Hoof GP channel, and he also talks about AI generated Hoof GP videos:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=slR3...
September 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🚨 AbxGuide Update🚨
Clinicians now have even better access to evidence-based, pathogen-directed antimicrobial treatment—especially for resource-limited settings.
🧠 Developed by ISAC, Radboudumc & AUBMC
🌍 Free. Open-access.
www.isac-abxguide.world
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.

Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations
www.ema.europa.eu
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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📢 Tomorrow | ISAC / ESCMID webinar
📅22 Sept 2025 |
Discover findings from a global survey of 86 societies on their role in tackling AMR
Register: tinyurl.com/4eaycj2k
#InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
@souhakanj.bsky.social @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🌟 Keynote Highlight – #ICPIC2025
ISAC Past President Prof. Andreas Voss delivered a bold, thought-provoking keynote: “The End of IPC?”

The session ended in a standing ovation 👏

A well-deserved tribute to Andreas’ global impact and dedication to IPC.

#InfectionControl @souhakanj.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Happy to be speaking on the role of professional societies across the globe to enhance healthcare.
🗣️ Meet the Speaker: Prof. Heiman Wertheim

🌍 Global expert in clinical micro & #AMR
📅 22 Sept
📊 Presenting results from a global survey of 86 societies on their role in tackling AMR.
Hosted by ISAC & @escmid.bsky.social
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/4eaycj2k
#GlobalHealth
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September 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Tick-borne disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and unproven alternative treatments that experts say should be avoided, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets. “It really is a buyer-beware situation."
apnews.com/article/lyme...
Unproven Lyme disease tests and treatments are proliferating
The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets.
apnews.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM