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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Missed the ISAC & ESCMID webinar? Watch it now.
🌍The role of ID & clinical microbiology societies in tackling #AMR
🔍 Prof. Wertheim shares global society survey insights
🎙️ Hear from the society Presidents
youtu.be/v1l7XGXczvU
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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 5d

Noro-yal virus

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 6d

So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth.
The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News

Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...

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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 7d

On amr in Ukraine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 8d

Host-directed therapies for infectious disease are here & coming!

Simple equation proposed to consider best interventions:
⭐ Microorganism + immune response = clinical presentation/status ⭐

Will require futuristic-sounding real-time diagnostics = exciting!

#IDSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky #TBSky

The Changing Paradigm in Infectious Diseases - Host-Directed Medicine: Implications for the Next Generation of ID Physicians

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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 9d

🗓️2 days to go
Join the 25th Annual Congress of LSIDCM online for FREE – Oct 2–4

LSIDCM & ISAC President Souha Kanj invites you to join in person or online
Theme: Multidisciplinary Approach to ID
Register: lnkd.in/ebBhu_fR
Info: lnkd.in/devuQBE3
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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 9d

Levendige discussie vandaag op @npo radio over antibiotica en resistentie met luisteraars www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/s...

Zijn er nog vragen over antibioticaresistentie?

Antibioticaresistentie wordt wereldwijd gezien als een van de grootste bedreigingen voor de volksgezondheid. Wat betekent dat? En wat zijn de gevolgen? Heiman Wertheim, hoogleraar klinische microbiolo...

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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 10d

📢 ISAC Society Grants – Apply by 31 Oct!
Up to €6,000 available to: ✅ Strengthen existing ISAC member societies
✅ Establish new societies where there is an unmet need
Boost your impact in the field🌍
🔗 www.isac.world/funding/isac...
#globalhealth
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12d

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.

Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.

By @emcahan.bsky.social

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.

Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 13d

“The Rapid ESBL NP® test could be a suitable screening tool for ESBL-producing bacteria in clinical urine samples, ensuring more accurate prescription of antibiotics, though prospective validation is necessary first. “ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Diagnostic characteristics of the Rapid ESBL NP® test and ResistanceFinder 2SMART multiplex PCR for the detection of ESBL directly on urine samples - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - To determine the diagnostic characteristics of the phenotypic Rapid ESBL NP® test and a prototype version of the molecular...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 14d

In the latest Hoof GP video he talks about the the "Fake Hooves" videos I mention in this presentation that are attempting to capture the algorithmic recommendations of people watching the Hoof GP channel, and he also talks about AI generated Hoof GP videos:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=slR3...

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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 AbxGuide Update🚨
Clinicians now have even better access to evidence-based, pathogen-directed antimicrobial treatment—especially for resource-limited settings.
🧠 Developed by ISAC, Radboudumc & AUBMC
🌍 Free. Open-access.
www.isac-abxguide.world
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European Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 16d

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.

Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

www.ema.europa.eu

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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 18d

Leuke affiliatie

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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 18d

📢 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
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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 18d

Heb je ook een link naar het wetenschappelijke artikel?

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

🌟 Keynote Highlight – #ICPIC2025
ISAC Past President Prof. Andreas Voss delivered a bold, thought-provoking keynote: “The End of IPC?”

The session ended in a standing ovation 👏

A well-deserved tribute to Andreas’ global impact and dedication to IPC.

#InfectionControl @souhakanj.bsky.social

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Heiman Wertheim @heiman-wertheim.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to be speaking on the role of professional societies across the globe to enhance healthcare.

International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 24d

🗣️ Meet the Speaker: Prof. Heiman Wertheim

🌍 Global expert in clinical micro & #AMR
📅 22 Sept
📊 Presenting results from a global survey of 86 societies on their role in tackling AMR.
Hosted by ISAC & @escmid.bsky.social
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/4eaycj2k
#GlobalHealth
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 24d

Tick-borne disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and unproven alternative treatments that experts say should be avoided, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets. “It really is a buyer-beware situation."
apnews.com/article/lyme...

Unproven Lyme disease tests and treatments are proliferating

The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets.

apnews.com

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International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 27d

🌍 Global Insights on ID Societies & #AMR

Medical societies are key players in advocacy — but are they fully leveraged in the fight against #AMR?
🔍 Study by ISAC & ESCMID explores this question
Read in @jgar-isac.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mp7ken7b
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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 29d

I will be in the Netherlands mid-October, and participating in this upcoming colloquium, 14 October, Radboud University (NL), organized by @willemhalffman.bsky.social, with @stanvanpelt.bsky.social, Maud Bernisson, and myself.
linkedin.com/posts/willem...
halffman.org/rrosa/proble...
See you there?

Willem Halffman 🟥 posted on LinkedIn

Willem Halffman 🟥 posted images on LinkedIn

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 28d

#JustPublished!
Drug-resistant fungus #CandidozymaAuris is spreading rapidly in European hospitals. #ECDC calls for urgent action.

📈 Cases are rising, outbreaks are larger, and several countries now report local transmission.

Press release: bit.ly/46uR1iK
#CandidaAuris #HAI #IDsky #EpiSky #AMR

Drug-resistant fungus Candidozyma auris confirmed to spread rapidly in European hospitals: ECDC calls for urgent action

The latest survey from ECDC, the fourth of its kind, confirms that Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris) continues to spread quickly across European hospitals.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 28d

Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda, 2024 — Public Health and Clinical Responses | NEJM

On September 27, 2024, Rwanda reported an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD), after a cluster of cases of viral hemorrhagic fever was detected at two urban hospitals. We report key aspects of ...

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · 29d

How should the new Independent Panel on Evidence for Action on #AMR be set up? We gathered scientists and stakeholders - mainly from Africa - to think this through in Lagos, Nigeria. Pre-print now available:

verixiv.org/articles/2-2...

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Sep 8

David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Sixty Years of Discovery | Annual Reviews

Each of us is a story. Mine is a story of doing science for 60 years, and I am honored to be asked to tell it. Even though this autobiography was written for the Annual Review of Immunology, I have ch...

www.annualreviews.org

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