ECCMID becomes ESCMID Global
ECCMID 2024 is coming up soon and now it has a new name ESCMID Global.
ESCMID-GLG AMR event
We are once again hosting a high-level event in partnership with the Global Leaders Group on AMR as part of ECCMID 2024.
New look but the same ESCMID!
ESCMID has a new look and feel, but don’t worry we are still the same society championing medical excellence.
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!
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 learnings now.
CMI Communications
ESCMID has launched our first fully open-access journal dedicated to better serving our members and innovating in the publication sector. Learn more about the mission and open calls.
Global measles cases almost double in a year, UK set to lose elimination status
April 28, 2024
Negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 jabs become available
April 28, 2024
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
Experts developing way to harness Nobel Prize winning CRISPR technology to deal with antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
April 27, 2024
CRISPR is promising to tackle antimicrobial resistance, but remember bacteria can fight back
April 27, 2024
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
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
WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
April 26, 2024
Antimicrobial-resistant hospital infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, major US study finds
April 26, 2024
German study finds antibiotic use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 appears to have no beneficial effect on clinical outcomes
April 26, 2024
The importance of communicating to the public during a pandemic, and the personal risk it can lead to
April 26, 2024
Expert sounds alarm as mosquito-borne diseases becoming a global phenomenon in a warmer more populated world
April 24, 2024
New ultraviolet light air disinfection technology could help protect against healthcare infections and even the next pandemic
April 24, 2024
Climate change is multiplying the threat caused by antimicrobial resistance
April 24, 2024
UK/German study - COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and fewer common side-effects most important factors in whether adults choose to get vaccinated
April 24, 2024
Major genetic meta-analysis reveals how antibiotic resistance in babies varies according to mode of birth, prematurity, and where they live
April 24, 2024
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
Black women hospitalised in USA with blood infection resistant to last-resort antibiotic at increased risk of death
April 19, 2024
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
HIV epidemic cannot be ended without stopping former prisoners and other patients being lost to care
April 17, 2024
Tuberculosis can have a lasting impact on the lung health of individuals who have been successfully treated for the disease
April 15, 2024
UK/Portuguese study strongly suggests antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are being passed from cats and dogs to their owners
April 13, 2024
ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide helpful advice on STIs
April 11, 2024
Novel automatic toilet flushing device reduces bacterial contamination on bathroom surfaces
April 6, 2024
Recent contact with young children linked to trebling of risk of over-60s acquiring pneumonia-causing bacteria
April 4, 2024
Study finds association between TB infection and increased risk of various cancers
April 1, 2024
Study shows Mpox (monkeypox) antibodies wane within a year of vaccination
March 31, 2024
Case report from Austria shows mpox breakthrough infection in man who had received both vaccine doses
March 31, 2024
Swedish study indicates a significant decline of neutralising antibodies to monkeypox virus already during the first month after vaccination
March 31, 2024
Scientists have a new tool in the race to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis
March 30, 2024
Individuals with multiple sclerosis face substantially greater risk of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination
March 29, 2024
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
HIV in cell culture can be completely eliminated using CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, increasing hopes of cure
March 20, 2024
Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection
March 15, 2024
Elsevier partners with ESCMID to launch a new Open Access journal in microbiology and infectious disease: CMI Communications
March 11, 2024
Optimising preventive measures to stop surgical infections – why are we doing what we are doing?
February 29, 2024
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
Artificial intelligence has huge potential in infection control, as long as the right questions are asked and safeguards are in place
February 28, 2024
How artificial intelligence could improve speed and accuracy of response to infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals, and even prevent them
February 28, 2024
The Weekly News include the most recent announcements and upcoming events of the Society. The news are sent every week to regular ESCMID and affiliated members as well as collaborators.
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