CMI Communications

Interesting discussion about peer review; I particularly enjoyed the history.

🎧 Serge Horbach, assistant prof at @isis-radboud.bsky.social, is part of this podcast episode on the past and future of journal peer review. 👇 #STS #scientificintegrity #peerreview

Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken' Contrary to popular belief, peer review has only recently become an...

🎙️ Just published: Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social

w/ invited guests: Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social & Serge Horbach

Listen on Communicable:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #peerreview #AI

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 6 Oct! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social invite experts Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social & Serge Horbach to discuss the history of peer review, its relevance today & alternative models such as #LLMs.

#IDSky #clinmicro #medsky #peerreview #AI

#IDSky #MedSky #pneumonia #antibiotics

Postoperative hip arthroplasty infections: A monocentric retrospective study in Liège University Hospital, Belgium, 2015-2023 Despite significant progress in prevention, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a major complication following hip arthroplasty. Our aim was to identify risk factors for hip PJI in order to i...

📣 In a cohort of 2,850 adults undergoing hip #arthroplasty in Belgium, post-op #infection was rare (1.2%) & early (74%), but #autoimmune inflammatory #arthritis & pre-op anemia emerged as major risk factors.

#IDSky #MedSky #PJI #orthosky #surgsky #OA

www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

Graphical abstract describing the study by Katri Raikkonen et al: In a cohort of 670,000 Finnish children, late preterm (34-36w) exposure to corticosteroids leads to a small but significant increase in hospitalizations for infection in early childhood.

📣 In a cohort of 670,000 Finnish children, late preterm (34-36w) exposure to #corticosteroids leads to a small but significant increase in hospitalizations for #infection in early childhood
Difference holds in exposure-discordant siblings
#IDSky #PedSky #MedSky #OA

www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

📢 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

📣 V Dahl et al revisit 5 landmark trials shaping #tuberculosis care today
"ITT analyses were not applied..patients lost to follow-up or..deviating from protocol often excluded (up to 30%)..." No ethical review, patients not informed.
#IDSky #TBSky #MedSky #ethics

www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

i really enjoyed this discussion with nick daneman and rob fowler on the #Communicable & #Breakpoints podcasts, where the lead investigators break down the journey of the BALANCE trial.

the story behind this epic study is almost as compelling as the results.

Communicable E36: Finding BALANCE in antibiotic durations—the BALANCE trial In this second-ever collaboration between SIDP’s Breakpoints and...

🎙️ Just published: Commun...

Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social

w/ invited guests: Nick Daneman & Rob Fowler (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

Listen on @sidpharm.bsky.social: https://sidp.pinecast.co/

Listen on Communicable:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

Screenshot of Communicable & Breakpoints hosts Erin McCreary & Angela Huttner with guests Rob Fowler and Nick Daneman.

The 2nd #Communicable & #Breakpoints collaboration drops on 19 Sept! Hosts @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social invite BALANCE trial leads Nick Daneman & Robert Fowler to discuss everything from the trial's humble start to its meteoric impact in clinical practice.
#IDSky #clinmicro

The draft document "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026" is now available for public consultation. ESCMID members wishing to participate can learn more on our website.
#IDSky #clinmicro
www.escmid.org/guide...

What is sepsis? Sepsis arises when a person has an infection, and the body's reaction to it injures tissues and organs

It’s World #Sepsis Day
Sepsis kills 11 million people each year.

Symptoms incl.:
🔸Fever or shivering
🔸Confusion
🔸Shortness of breath
🔸Rash that does not fade when pressed
🔸Extreme discomfort
🔸Sweaty skin

Seek medical care as soon as possible when an infection is not getting better.

Direct oral challenges are a safe and effective strategy for delabeling low-risk cephalosporin allergy labels in adults in the outpatient setting.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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POV: Rheumatology, ID, and Heme/Onc on their way to investigate your fever of unknown origin (ID is Beyoncé) #IDsky

CMI Comms editors around a table

CMI Comms editors at dinner

CMI Comms at dinner in Rome

A few more photos of our editors' first night in Rome - ID docs & clinical microbiologists who work quietly all year on this journal in addition to their other work... cheers to them 🥂🤩

#medicaleditors #IDSky #clinmicro

CMI Comms editors at their Rome meeting

CMI Comms editors at their Rome meeting

Annie Joseph and Emily McDonald at CMI Comms editors’ meeting

CMI Comms editors hard at work 😊

Very excited to be holding our editors’ meeting in Rome. Best editors ever.
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Communicable E35: From Ebola to COVID-19 - Graham and Kobinger on building vaccines In this episode of Communicable, Angela Huttner and Erin McCreary invite...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E35: From...

Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social
Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social

with invited guests:
Barney Graham (Atlanta, USA)
Gary Kobinger (Galveston, USA)

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 8 Sep! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social host titans of the #vaccines world, Barney Graham & Gary Kobinger for a discussion on vaccines, including their current projects, value of public perception & their hopes for the future...🎙️

#IDSky #clinmicro

Calls for editorial fellows for ESCMID's two journals, @cmijournal.bsky.social & @cmicomms.bsky.social, are closing soon! Don't miss the chance to be part of shaping and growing the journals and your career!
CMI (due 01 Sept): ow.ly/rifq50WBUfy
CMI Comms (due 15 Sept) ow.ly/F43F50WBUfw

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Communicable E34: WHO's Fungal Priority Pathogens List Fungal infections and disease have long been overlooked in terms of...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communi...

Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social
Josh Nosanchuk @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

with invited guests:
Hatim Sati (@who.int)
Dimitrios Kontoyiannis (@mdanderson.bsky.social)

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 25 Aug! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social host Hatim Sati (@who.int) & Dimitrios Kontoyiannis (@mdanderson.bsky.social) for a discussion on the WHO’s fungal priority pathogens list; its development, relevance & impact so far 🍄🎙️

#IDSky #clinmicro

‘Standing on the shoulders of imperfect humans’ continues w/ a review by @anniejoseph.bsky.social of the Kass criteria for significant bacteriuria named after EH Kass. Still widely used in the clinic but where did 10^5 CFU/mL come from & is it still relevant? www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
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Communicable E33: Ethics in infectious diseases Ethics in the field of infectious disease can be a delicate interplay...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E33: Ethics in infectious diseases

Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social

with invited guests:
Zeb Jamrozik (Melbourne, Australia)
Beenish Syed (Karachi, Pakistan)

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 11 Aug!
@angelahuttner.bsky.social hosts Zeb Jamrozik (Melbourne) & Beenish Syed (Karachi) for an illuminating discussion about approaching ID & clinical practice through an ethical lens 🔍 drawing from #COVID19, #antibiotic use, #stewardship & more!

#IDSky #clinmicro

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🚀 It's official! We are launching an open call for editorial fellows to join us at #CMIComms and #Communicable. Everything you need to know: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

🌱 Join our journey as we grow the journal and podcast! Apply by 15 Sept!

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Communicable E32: Fluoroquinolones - to heal or harm? Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are valuable given their broad-spectrum activity...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E32: Fluoroquinolones - to heal ...

Hosted by Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social‬
Thomas Tängdén

with invited guests:
Staffan Tevell (Karlstad, Sweden)
Bernadette Young (Oxford, UK)

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky