CMI Communications

📣 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!

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@angelahuttner.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

🚀 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)

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📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 28 July!
@dremilymcd.bsky.social & Thomas host Staffan Tevell (SWE) & Bernadette Young (UK) to debate #fluoroquinolones for periprosthetic joint infections #PJIs: to heal or harm? 🎙️

A follow-up on their review: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

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Sputum culture yields after antibiotic therapy – a retrospective cohort study Sputum cultures can guide antibiotic therapy, particularly in severe pneumonia or when resistant pathogens are suspected. However, data on how prior and ongoing antibiotic exposure affects microbial d...

📣The value of sputum cultures in resp infections is already questionable
But Bryer et al show that if you do them post antibiotic exposure, you'll likely (OR 1.51, 95%CI 1.38-1.65) find opportunistic pathogens...of unknown clinical significance

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

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Neighborhood deprivation, antimicrobial resistance, and mortality in patients with Enterobacterales: a retrospective cohort study Antimicrobial resistance disproportionately affects socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. We examined how neighborhood deprivation relates to prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and 30-day a...

📣 Henderson & @davidvanduin.bsky.social show socioeconomic disadvantage predicts increased #AMR & mortality in patients w/ non-susceptible #Enterobacterales in this 22K cohort 📈

Addressing AMR requires addressing disparities in #access

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

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On the Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in the Pacific Northwest: Ballast Tanks, Tsunamis, and Black Swans - PubMed The appearance of <i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> in the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) in 1999 was an unexpected and is still an unexplained event. Recent phylogenomic analyses strongly suggest th...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31575770/

First heard about on @cmicomms.bsky.social podcast 🤩
@josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

“So, what if fungi win? I would say they’ve already won.” @acasadevall1.bsky.social

Amazing to learn about all the ways in which fungi have won, and how we should think about those powers
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Communicable E31: Climate change and fungal spread The adaptability of fungi to warmer temperatures is an obvious...

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

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

with invited guest:
Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins University)

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📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 14 July!
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social invite Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins) to discuss the spread of #fungi due to climate change, and what that means for fungal pathogenesis & infection
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Hospital cleaning: considerations for designing and maintaining a successful environmental cleaning program There are nuances and complexities associated with designing and implementing cleaning programs in hospitals and healthcare. As such, like many aspects of infection prevention and control, a multimoda...

📣 Environmental cleaning is complex but essential for preventing hospital-acquired infections #HAI
Mitchell @1healthau.bsky.social et al review & advise on hospital cleaning programmes: when properly designed, patients & hospitals benefit
#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

Head-to-head comparison of culture-based and direct-from-specimen molecular testing for carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli: a year-long comparative study in a moderate-prevalence setting An efficient testing and isolation strategy is essential to contain the spread of carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacilli (CPGNB). We compared the performance of a culture-based strategy utilisi...

📣 In >17K patients screened for carbapenemase+ gram-negative bacilli by rectal swab, direct-from-specimen molecular testing outperformed traditional culture-based screening. #DSMT did well with non-fermenters, often a neglected subgroup.

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

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The Abstract Book from #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 is now published in #CMIComms. It includes all abstracts presented in the scientific programme, marking over 5K abstracts! With a DOI, you can now cite your work presented at ESCMID Global 2025. 🎓

Check it out: ow.ly/xjHX50Wiebv

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Communicable E30: WHO's first-ever guideline on meningitis Meningitis remains a major global health threat, with an estimated 2.5...

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

Hosted by Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social
Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social

with invited guests:
Lorenzo Pezzoli & Nicolò Binello (WHO)
Jacob Bodilsen (Aalborg University)

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📣Next #Communicable drops Mon 30 Jun! @dremilymcd.bsky.social & @marcbonten.bsky.social host Lorenzo Pezzoli & Nicolò Binello (WHO) and Jacob Bodilsen (Aalborg Uni) to review key recommendations of WHO's new guideline on #meningitis & how it suits various clinical settings

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Approach to Clostridioides difficile diarrheal infection Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, with significant morbidity and mortality. CDI predominantly affects adults, with community-acquired cases o...

📣 Concise 'approach-to' review of #Cdiff infection by @lcordes.bsky.social @connorprosty.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social w/ diagnostic algorithm & recommendations for first episodes vs relapses

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

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A paradigm shift in BV...

Join us for a deep dive with expert Catriona Bradshaw in E29 out today!🎙 @cmicomms.bsky.social

We unpack her recently published study on the role of male partners & partner treatment in @nejm.org

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Communicable E29: Bacterial vaginosis & male partners Bacterial vaginosis (BV) was long considered not to be a sexually...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E29: Bacterial vag...

Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social
Annie Joseph @anniejoseph.bsky.social

with invited guest:
Catriona Bradshaw (Melbourne Sexual Health Centre)

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📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 16 Jun! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social host Catriona Bradshaw (Melbourne, Australia) whose groundbreaking trial on bacterial vaginosis #BV has changed the paradigm-and guidelines: treating male partners hugely effective

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How to establish a hospital wastewater surveillance program for antimicrobial resistance: Current experience and future knowledge gaps Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in healthcare settings is essential for effective management of infections, optimization of antibiotic treatments and early detection of hospital outbrea...

📣Wastewater surveillance - a powerful tool highlighted during #COVID-19 - can also serve hospitals monitoring #AMR. A review by Hassoun-Kheir et al www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

✨A key follow-up from the #Communicable podcast episode! share.transistor.fm/s/a44eaddd

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Communicable E28: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change your practice? - part 2 Editors of CMI Comms, Josh Davis, Erin McCreary and Emily McDonald...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E28: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change ...

Hosted by Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social
Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social
Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social

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📢 From Ebolavirus co-discoverer Dr Muyembe-Tamfum 🇨🇩

"While ideally no country should rely on foreign aid for infection prevention..the abrupt interruption of USA-derived aid to DRC will have disastrous consequences—for all citizens of a globalized world"
#IDSky

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

⏰ Tune in Monday for the latest #Communicable, part 2 with our editors discussing more late breaker trials at ESCMID Global '25! 🎙️

@dremilymcd.bsky.social
@gurujosh.bsky.social
@erinmccreary.bsky.social

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📣The next #Communicable drops Mon, 2 June! CMI Comms editors Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social, @erinmccreary.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social return for round 2 discussing key late-breaker trials presented at #ESCMIDGlobal & whether they should change your practice 🔍

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The official abstract book is here! All abstracts presented at #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 have been collectively published as a book & found on the website: ow.ly/5vAP50VXzx6

It's in prep for publication in #CMIComms, providing all abstracts a citable format including a doi. Stay tuned!

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📣 If you think #rhinovirus only causes colds, think again.
These viruses play a role in #COPD, #asthma, CF, #immunosuppressed..
Historically, not much we could do.
But now, #RNA based technology is here.
Review by Esneau et al.
#IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro #immunosky

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

Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change your practice? - part 1 | Communicable | Episode 27 This episode of Communicable takes on a special format where editors of CMI Comms, Marc Bonten, Josh Davis, Erin McCreary, Emily McDonald, all clinical trialists in their own right, take turns to summ...

We aim to please!😊
We love that the #SNAP trial was our 1st collaboration with #Breakpoints
And that it continues: @gurujosh.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social co-host next episode w/ @dremilymcd.bsky.social & @marcbonten.bsky.social on other latebreakers
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Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change your practice? - part 1 This episode of Communicable takes on a special format where editors of...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials...

Hosted by Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social
Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social
Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social
Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social

Listen here:

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⏰ Tune in Monday for the latest #Communicable and hear the complete discussion w/ our editors on some of the late breaker trials at #ESCMIDGlobal '25, part 1! 🎙️

@gurujosh.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

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