Great #UTI session just starting in Hall A2-1. D Neofytos talking now, Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social up next. #ESCMIDGlobal2026 #IDSky #UTISky
Kalisvar
@kalisvar.bsky.social
Infection Control and Infectious Diseases doc. Interested in all things medicine and travel.
@1healthau.bsky.social presenting the results of the HAPPEN study showing significant reduction in pneumonia through oral hygiene at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. Study already picked up by New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2523...
In #ESCMIDGlobal2026 session Surgical Site Infection in Solid Organ Transplant session, Nicolas Mueller presented his teams @jamanetworkopen.com cohort study. SSIs were independently associated with graft loss and/or death (hazard ratio [HR], 3.24; P < .01) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Surgical Site Infections, Risk Factors, and Outcomes After Liver Transplant
This cohort study examines the frequency and outcomes associated with surgical site infections in patients who have undergone liver transplant.
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Here’s a thread on the talk I gave at #ESCMIDGlobal 2026: “Toilets: Flushing and Spread of Pathogens” — nicknamed “You can’t outrun the plume.” Using published studies, I covered the key components shown below. There’s a surprising amount of data, but still a lack of high-quality intervention trials
New guideline on the clinical management and infection prevention and control of #mpox. This guidance is designed to support: ✅ Patients with mpox — whether at home, in the community, or in healthcare facilities ✅ The health workers and caregivers supporting them 🔗 bit.ly/43YOzjf
New CID study out from Art Baker & team: 12,855 NTM episodes across 10 hospitals over 8 years 💥 1 in 4 were hospital-onset! 📉 HO rates ⏬ 38% over time but varied 15x btwn hospitals ▶️ They used a clean, simple definition for HO NTM (day 3+) NTM = underestimated #IDSky 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
Epidemiology of Healthcare Facility-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From 2012 Through 2020 in a 10-Hospital Network in the United States
Incidence rates of hospital-onset nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) episodes decreased from 2014 through 2020 within a hospital network, but rates varied s
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Honoured to be invited to write this commentary with @steventong.bsky.social, on an excellent target trial emulation study which showed that antibiotic use was not associated with improved outcomes in non-severe COVID-19. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #IDSky
Target Trial Emulation for Antibiotic Use in Acute COVID-19
This study by Pulia and colleagues1 reports results from a large population-based cohort using target trial emulation to examine the associations of antibiotic treatment with clinical outcomes in pati...
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🧵1/ We need more research and reviews around “water safety” in healthcare facilities. This new paper in @thejhi.bsky.social by Weinbren et al. (2025) provides a fresh perspective—challenging the idea that it's just about legionella and outlet water quality. 🏥💧 #HospEpi #AMR
🧼 Not all endoscope brushes are created equal A new study in @thejhi.bsky.social compared different brush types ▶️ metal shafts + DuPont fibre bristles removed organic matter >>> than plastic or microfiber brushes More passes = cleaner scopes 📄: www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
The 2016 Severe Floods and Incidence of Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome in the Yangtze River Basin jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #openaccess #idsky
Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome After Flooding in the Yangtze River Basin
This cross-sectional study examines the association between severe floods and long-term incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Yangtze River basin and explores the modifying role of...
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New: Dwell Time and Risk of Bloodstream Infection With Peripheral Intravenous Catheters #idsky #openaccess jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Dwell Time and Risk of Bloodstream Infection With Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
This cohort study analyzes the association of dwell time with the risk of bloodstream infections during peripheral intravenous catheter maintenance therapy.
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1/ 🧵 New study out of Singapore's National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Can less PPE still keep healthcare workers safe from COVID-19 — while saving the planet? Turns out, yes. Let's unpack! #SkyThread #InfectionControl #PPE #HealthcareSustainability jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Plastic Waste and COVID-19 Among Hospital Staff After Deescalation in PPE Use
This quality improvement study evaluates whether personal protective equipment (PPE) deescalation guidelines in Singapore was associated with staff COVID-19 incidence as well as the environmental sust...
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Looking forward to another packed day at #ESCMIDGlobal. Come say hi at 12:00 at Poster 0737 (Sector A/6/5) where I will be presenting our experience with the vanguard phase of the BALANCE+ Platform, our new platform trial for Gram-negative BSI. Open to new collaborators and sites to join!
Thanks to @kalisvar.bsky.social for his comprehensive overview of everything new in environmental cleaning, surface transmission dynamics, and mopping up MDROs #AntimicrobialResistance
The #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 "Year in Infection Control" symposium starts soon in Hall 1! Chairs Nico Tom Mutters and Ermira Tartari, alongside speakers Andrew James Stewardson and @kalisvar.bsky.social , will review the top papers from the past year, ongoing controversies, and take-home messages.
New in @thejhi.bsky.social: A global review of guidance to reduce hospital-acquired Aspergillus infections 75 documents from 24 countries highlight gaps in prevention strategies, risk assessments, and environmental monitoring #IDSky #EpiSky 📄: www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
New podcast on Infection Control Matters. nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think. We chat with Dr Aline Wolfensberger infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/03/05/n... #idsky #pneumonia #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social
nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think
In this episode, Phil and Martin talk to Dr Aline Wolfensberger, Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology at University Hospital Zurich and a Senior R…
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@andrewstewardson.bsky.social and I are diving into the best IPC papers of the past year for #ESCMID Global 2025—and we want your top picks! 🦠📜 What’s the one paper that made you rethink infection prevention and control? Drop your faves and let’s build the ultimate IPC reading list! ⬇️"
Andrew Stewardson@andrewstewardson.bsky.social · last yr.Infection prevention colleagues: @kalisvar.bsky.social and I are presenting the ‘year in infection control’ at #ESCMIDGlobal next month. We’d love to hear this community’s picks. What were the most innovative papers in this field in the last year? What papers changed your practice? #IDSky
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction symptoms occurred after penicillin G treatment in 23.7% participants with early syphilis. Onset of JHR was within 12 hours of treatment for 86.0% of participants, and JHR was associated with successful treatment #openaccess #idsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction After Benzathine Penicillin G Treatment for Early Syphilis
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial assesses the incidence of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction among adults with early syphilis treated with benzathine penicillin G and the factors assoc...
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Environmental service workers play an important role in infection prevention. “In this qualitative study of 10 participants, ESWs felt proud and felt connected to their clinical teams, but also felt not connected, undervalued, and underappreciated” #idsky #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Perceptions of Clinical Connectedness Among Hospital Environmental Service Workers
This cohort study examines how environmental service workers felt proud, connected, and not connected to their hospital-based clinical teams.
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Our latest podcast. Engaging Junior Doctors in IPC. We chat with Dr Sarah Browning and junior doctors about a program being run in Hunter New England (NSW) #IDsky #infectioncontrol infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/01/08/e...
Engaging Junior Doctors in IPC
In this episode recorded at the 2024 Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) Conference in Melbourne, Brett and Phil talk to Dr Sarah Browning (ID Physician at Hunter New E…
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#IDSky 16th known case of U.S. VRSA detected in 2021 described in EID Patient had non healing foot wound + VRSA (mecA + vanA), hx of MRSA, VRE. 0/224 screening samples negative for VRSA Lack of transmission? Perhaps MRSA + vanA = less transmissible 📄: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
The BNT162b2 XBB vaccine provided protection against #COVID19 hospitalization and ER and urgent care visits among children 5-17yo during the 2023-24 season, with estimated vaccine efficacy of 63–73% #idsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
BNT162b2 XBB Vaccine for COVID-19 Among Children 5-17 Years of Age
This case-control study of US children examines vaccine effectiveness rates of a messenger RNA vaccine during the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season.
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If agriculture infection (transmission) control is anything like hospital infection control, we’re in trouble. Hospitals can test but we have almost no clinical trial data on optimal prevention strategies. Why? NIH (NIAID) isn’t allowed to fund hospital infection control studies. Why? No idea
I spoke the the @telegraphnews.bsky.social about the undiagnosed disease in #DRC and cautioned “It wasn’t long ago that China also had [another] ‘mysterious illness’ and it ended up being mycoplasma, This is why it’s important to wait and get more information.” www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Experts scrambled as mystery outbreak kills 79 in remote part of the Congo
Specialists rule out coronavirus but say that the disease affects the respiratory system, with symptoms particularly acute in young people
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Our new commentary out today in @asm.org AAC: "Pathogen genomics in healthcare: overcoming barriers to proactive surveillance"! Here, my colleagues and I discuss the promises, barriers, and potential solutions for genomic surveillance in healthcare 🦠 #IDSky #PublicHealth doi.org/10.1128/aac....
Another reminder to not amplify misinformation. Block and move on. Sub-post (is that a thing?) if necessary #medsky
William J. Brady@williambrady.bsky.social · 2y agoNew paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
Does improved cleaning and disinfection of shared equipment reduce healthcare associated infections? #idsky #cleaning #healthservices #patientsafety #infectioncontrol www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🆕 New from Ilges et al: ▶️ Authors describe a C. difficile 💩 diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship intervention from a syndromic panel #IDSky #MedSky @sheaepi.bsky.social 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
