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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 1d

✨NEW open call for articles 📣
What's in a name? That's exactly what we want you to tell us in this new series we have just launched, "Person behind the name". Read the call and submit your piece here: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

#IDSky #clinmicro

Banner announcing the journal's new series on "the person behind the name" and a call for articles

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 2d

What’s in a name?” Even microbes carry stories. @cmicomms.bsky.social
is launching a new series exploring the people behind eponymous organisms—those whose names live on through microbes like Escherichia or Pasteurella. Open call for submissions #idsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The person behind the name – an open call for articles in a new series for CMI Communications

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Ursula Hofer @hoferu.bsky.social · 4d

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

CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 4d

🎙️ 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

Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

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ISiS Radboud @isis-radboud.bsky.social · 4d

🎧 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

CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 4d

🎙️ 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

Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 4d

🎙️ 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

Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 8d

📣 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

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 10d

#IDSky #MedSky #pneumonia #antibiotics

CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 10d

📣 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...

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...

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 14d

📣 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...

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.

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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 19d

📢 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

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 19d

📣 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...

Building on the past: revisiting historical tuberculosis trials in a modern era

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has plagued humanity for centuries. Recognized from popular culture and known by many names throughout history, tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that has left an indelible mar...

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paul evan bunce, md @paulbuncemd.bsky.social · 20d

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.

CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 24d

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

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

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 21d

🎙️ 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

Communicable E36: Finding BALANCE in antibiotic durations—the BALANCE trial

In this second-ever collaboration between SIDP’s Breakpoints and...

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 24d

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

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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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WHO @who.int · 27d

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.

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

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Timothy Li @drtimothyli.bsky.social · 27d

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...

#IDSky

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 27d

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

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 28d

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

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 29d

Very excited to be holding our editors’ meeting in Rome. Best editors ever.
@dremilymcd.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

Annie Joseph and Emily McDonald at CMI Comms editors’ meeting

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Sep 7

🎙️ 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

Communicable E35: From Ebola to COVID-19 - Graham and Kobinger on building vaccines

In this episode of Communicable, Angela Huttner and Erin McCreary invite...

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 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

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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

#IDSky

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Aug 24

🎙️ 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

Communicable E34: WHO's Fungal Priority Pathogens List

Fungal infections and disease have long been overlooked in terms of...

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Aug 21

📣 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

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