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So well said! Both encouraging because of the opportunities but so discouraging to see we are just not doing enough. #ESCMIDGlobal

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What if instead of vilifying over-the-counter #antibioticprescription we taught and educated those potential sellers? @marcmendelson.bsky.social holds the difficult position of arguing against #newantibiotics, but greatly highlights all other aspects that require our attention #ESCMIDGlobal

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Day 4 and still touching on new topics! Now #probiotics on the scene. Lena Biehl brings evidence of their use for different indications. What’s promising: - use during (not before, not after!) #ab treatment to prevent diarrhea - vaginal use for #UTI, #candidiasis & #vaginosis #ESCMIDGlobal

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515.000 deaths, 2.5billion antibiotic doses, and A LOT of money can be saved by vaccination. Mateusz Hasso from @who.int makes a case for widespread immunization to reduce #AMR burden. Here’s the report: www.who.int/publications... #ESCMIDGlobal

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Vaccines are undoubtedly a way to manage #AMR, directly and indirectly! Adam Cunningham talks benefits and challenges. Vaccination to both #bacteria & #viruses reduces infection, disease burden & #antibiotic use! #ESCMIDGlobal

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Fusariosis can be as scary as it sounds. Fungal infections might not be as common as bacterial, but when they do happen their #resistance patterns can look like this! 😱 Thanks to @olivercornely.bsky.social for bringing us the new #antifungals coming to the rescue! #ESCMIDGlobal

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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

4th day starts with the #antibiotic pipeline. New drugs for our bugs! Martin Emting develops synthetic antivirulence molecules, aka pathoblockers 🙅🏻‍♀️ These drugs can stop bacteria from infecting by targeting systems like quorum sensing (bacterial communication!). #ESCMIDGlobal

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Just made a custom feed that pulls in a wide array of hashtags being used at ESCMID Global 2025 May have a few minutes delay, but contains posts with #ESCMIDGlobal #ESCMIDGlobal2025 #ESCMID2025 #ECCMID2025 Feel free to pin it to your timelines. Hope it's helpful #IDSky bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Tender schnitzels, warm apple strudels, the fluffiest whipped cream you’ll ever find, sausages that keep on giving, or famous fancy cakes… Each #ESCMIDGlobal is an opportunity to explore a new cuisine, and #Viennese food does not disappoint! Anything else you might recommend? 2 days left! Ñam 🤤

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How to leverage #free-text data in GP health records? Gjis Danoe presents the BERT&EARNIE #AI driven #surveillance approach. Model can pick up signals of early outbreaks! Great potential for well organized #healthcare settings, where records are routinely gather! #ESCMIDGlobal

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Couldn’t agree more with @teachepi.bsky.social! Communication is vital, essential, NEEDED for progress! #comms skills should be as important as any other lab skill for scientists, but specially for those working in topics that relate directly with the public #ESCMIDGlobal

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Final notes on how to address anti-science. Be open, take it seriously and TAKE ACTION! #ESCMIDGlobal

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How can we break the **really bad** #sciencenews cycle that ends undermining the power and value of scientific progress? We scientists can help on #scicomm part of it, but little power over click-bait journalism & internet spread. @phdcomics.bsky.social phdcomics.com/comics/archi... #ESCMIDGlobal

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Listening to the great @marionkoopmans.bsky.social at a #ESCMIDGlobal session on #anti-science and trust in science. The public seems to agree with scientists needing to communicate to general audiences, but not so clear when asked if they should advocate or influence #policy. Why would this be?

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Emre Iseri from Utilizer present their method, based on a chromogenic agar on a dipstick, marrying the traditional culture method with the urine analysis tests. Easy, simple and quick to give results. #ESCMIDGlobal

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Patrice Nordmann brings us their cheap, easy & rapid test to detect #betalactamase activity in urine samples from #UTI patients. The test is based on Nitrocefin, which changes color if hydrolized when the enzymes are present. The hope is to bring it directly to the doctors office #ESCMIDGlobal

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In the wake of deploying new agents like new #metalobetalactamaseinhibitors, new tests look to find their usability from the get go, as resistance to these compounds can be already out there. Octavio Raro presents the NitroSpeed Taniborbactam platform based on hydrolization #ESCMIDGlobal

Christian Moguet brings their lateral flow test to detect DHA AmpC #betalactamase in enterobacterales. Current work shows that the test has high sensitivity and can differentiate between low and high expression of the enzyme, which correlates with resistance phenotype #ESCMIDGlobal

Starting the third day with #rapidAST. What’s new trying to get faster AND better? Julia Rogers presents a new lateral flow test that can detect the presence of an important betalactamase: KP2 #carbapenemase Test like this would be incredibly helpful in low-resource settings!

The past, present and future? of #theAMRstudio podcast right before the #scicomm & #podcasting session at #ESCMIDGlobal So great to see the inspiring stories of @idiots-pod.bsky.social & Breakpoints @erinmccreary.bsky.social, examples to follow!

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Sights of #ESCMIDGlobal “Did the dinosaurs suffer from infections?”

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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Colleague Sheida Heidarian presenting her e-poster on #hereroresistance on #enterococcus. Mainly found for gentamicin, daptomycin through point mutations & for tigecycline via gene amplification. #ESCMIDGlobal

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Remember ICAAC? Bad name, weirder pronunciation ("ick-kack"), ugly swag, and a classic case study in conference identity crisis. A look back—and where the big ID trials land now, which is #ESCMID Global, or whatever it's called. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

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Looking Back at a Defunct ID Meeting -- and Ahead to a Thriving One

Back in prehistoric times, many ID doctors and microbiologists would gather each fall at a meeting to review the latest antimicrobial clinical trials and promising “bug-drug” studies of novel compound...

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Patient-centric view of #uUTI at the GSK integrated symposium. As a woman that has had recurrent UTIs in her youth, I love this take! I agree wholeheartedly with all these points, which can be reached if doctors would have more time for each patient! Btw, pivmecillinam is THE BEST! #ESCMIDGlobal

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When normal traditional #phagetherapy via phage isolation proves to be difficult… is there other way? Panos Kalatzis presents a tripartite strategy that includes also lysis from prophages, and endolysins to target #ESCMIDGlobal

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How to treat a rather pesty microbe like #mycobacterium? Gregory Phelps brings us a phenicol prodrug with a new mechanism of action that exploits intrinsic resistance and that shows collateral sensitivity for standard of care drugs. #ESCMIDGlobal

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Innovative #therapeutics! First up the use of mRNA platforms to deliver monoclonal antibodies for treatment! Successful production and titers! #ESCMIDGlobal

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So… this year’s #ESCMIDGlobal app. Constructive criticism, let’s go! 1. Don’t bring us back to main menu just because we go check other apps! 2. Don’t add suggestions to our agendas by default, and DO NOT restore that filter once I’ve disable it! 3. Don’t open my agenda from a day in the past… 😓

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A new one for me! Using #phagetherapy for #UTI treatment. Here Saima Aslam present the reasoning for this, and some pointers how to organize #clinicaltrials centering the outcomes more towards the patient. Will this kind of therapy be reality in the coming decade? #ESCMIDGlobal

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Sometimes I wish I had about 8 arms and a couple more eyes to keep track of it all 🤣 🕷️ Having fun tho!

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Impressive collection of examples by the #PhageinLyon program helping >100 patients in their bone & join infection clinic, presented by Tristan Ferry Phages are specially good in these cases because they can target #biofilms effectively, and work in synergy with #antibiotics #ESCMIDGlobal

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Phage clinical rounds! Albeit being still difficult to regulate & use it broadly, #phagetherapy can be incredibly useful in some cases. Today we saw examples of a person recovery after 600days of hospitalization, and the #Achromophage trial, aiming to gather evidence for further use. #ESCMIDglobal

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C. Morel comes in like a storm with a paradigm change for us in #AMR and policy. What are we really implying but not saying, beyond all our “micro” talk? TREATABILITY! With it we can have a single actionable & measurable target, getting us closer to effectively reduce #AMR impact. #ESCMIDGlobal

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To start with Joseph Lewnard presents recent data that models and reviews HOW MUCH we could reduce #AMR deaths in #LMICs just applying properly what’s already available: 😷 infection prevention & control 💦🧼 water, sanitation & hygiene 💉 vaccines A WHOLE 10%! #ESCMIDGlobal

As a 3-year tradition now, #ESCMIDGlobal is hosting a science-policy forum, with #AMR at the center of it all. At the last #UNGA in September a new declaration was signed up, with specific targets set. But will action follow? @drtedros.who.int from @who.int opens the forum with a call for action.

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Starting #ESCMIDGlobal in this #EducationalFriday (confusing, btw!!) talking #riskcommunications. @mariusgilbert.bsky.social bring us his experience jumping directly into the pool of #scicomm during #covid19. “Science as a narration” - such a good take! 👏🏻👏🏻

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Eva Garmendia @evagaresp.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Ready to rock & mingle!!! Arriving to #ESCMIDglobal every year feels a bit like Christmas! 🎄 loads of plans, anticipation and fun! Hope to catch up with many of you over these 5 days!! Wait… 2027 Stockholm!!?? 😱

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It is always such a pleasure to learn by interviewing the amazing people working to understand this world we live in. In this conversation we talk everything from birds 🐥, dinosaurs 🦕, travels 🌎 and of course #AMR! 🦠 Tune in: bit.ly/AMRep58