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ESCMID's open-access journal with companion podcast (Communicable) for all things infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, AMR & stewardship #IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky #ClinMicro 🗞️ 🎙️
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 10 Aug! Emily McDonald and Erin McCreary, PharmD host Quarterly catch-up to review new studies: when post-transplant is PCP likely to occur? How did procalcitonin do in the BALANCE trial? How did cefepime–nacubactam do vs imipenem in cUTI patients?🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro
📣 Q fever poses diagnostic and management challenges. This multinational position paper systematically assesses various countries' responses to #Qfever outbreaks and provides recommendations for future management. #IDSky #clinmicro #episky #Coxiella #zoonosis https://ow.ly/HeQx50ZsckH
📣New #Communicable drops Mon 27 July! Kicking off our new 'Ask me anything' series, hosts Nav Narayanan & Thomas Tängdén invite EUCAST & CLSI leadership – Sören Gatermann, Christian Giske & Amy Mathers – to answer your questions on setting breakpoints, clarifying common misconceptions, and more! 🎙️
🎙️ Just published Communicable E58: Reducing hospital-acquired pneumonia – the HAPPEN trial and how it happened Hosted by Angela Huttner & Josh Davis w/ guests Prof Brett Mitchell, Aline Wolfensberger & Lauren Clack #IDSky #clinmicro Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/825e18f4
📣New #Communicable drops Mon 13 July! Angela Huttner & Josh Davis are joined by Prof Brett Mitchell, Aline Wolfensberger & Lauren Clack to discuss the HAPPEN trial, a multicentre RCT showing impressive reductions in hospital-acquired #pneumonia, and the studies that led to it.🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published Communicable E57: We will make you love PK/PD, part 2 – quantitative methods Hosted by Thomas Tängdén and Rekha Pai with invited guests Iris Minichimayr (Austria) & Philip Selby (Australia) 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5edacc5d
📣 New #Communicable drops Monday, 29 June! 'We Will Make You Love PK/PD' series returns with part 2! Thomas Tängdén and Rekha Pai are joined by Iris Minichmayr and Philip Selby to discuss pharmacometrics, PK/PD modelling, and how these quantitative tools can support clinical decision-making. 🎙️
🎙️ Just published Communicable E56: Frequentist vs Bayesian for clinical trial analysis – 99% probability you’ll want to listen to this Hosted by Emily McDonald & Josh Davis with invited guests Roger Lewis & Ian Marschner 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7ea020d2 #IDSky
📣 New #Communicable drops Monday, 15 June! Join hosts Josh Davis & Emily McDonald with guests Roger Lewis & Ian Marschner as they demystify Bayesian and frequentist statistical approaches in clinical trials, exploring key differences, common misconceptions, and surprising similarities. 🎙️ #IDSky
🎙️ Just published Communicable E55: Bonus episode – Bundibugyo Ebolavirus outbreak Hosted by Angela Huttner and Anne-Grete Märtson with invited guests Daniel Bausch and Martin Grobusch 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8750e095
🎙️ A special bonus episode of #Communicable is coming Monday Angela Huttner & Anne-Grete Märtson talk with Daniel Bausch & Martin Grobusch on how #Bundibugyo ebolavirus differs from Zaire & what to expect in the current outbreak #IDSky #Virosky #clinmicro https://ow.ly/nm5250Z7ViE
🎙️ Just published Communicable E54: ESCMID Global Late Breakers, part 2 Hosted by our editors - Erin McCreary, PharmD, Josh Davis, Marc Bonten, Anne-Grete Märtson, Angela Huttner 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a8cc04bb #ESCMIDGlobal2026 #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published Communicable E53: ESCMID Global Late Breakers, part 1 Hosted by our editors - Erin McCreary, PharmD, Josh Davis, Marc Bonten, Anne-Grete Märtson , Angela Huttner 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e2f3e270 #IDSky #clinmicro #ESCMIDGlobal2026
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon, 18 May! Our editors - Erin McCreary, PharmD, Josh Davis, Marc Bonten, Anne-Grete Märtson, Angela Huttner - discuss some of the Late Breaker trials that caught their attention at #ESCMIDGlobal2026, and whether results will change their practice🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published Communicable E51: We will make you love PK/PD, part 1 Hosted by Thomas Tängdén, Erin McCreary, PharmD and Angela Huttner with invited guests Amy Legg & Rekha Pai Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/62d55bb6 #IDSky #clinmicro
#ESCMIDGlobal2026 starts TOMORROW! And we are so excited to be here. Join the CMI Comms' editorial board in sessions they helped co-organise, which you can see here: https://www.cmi-comms.org/asocmi #IDSky #clinmicro
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon, 20 April! Thomas Tängdén, Erin McCreary, PharmD & Angela Huttner host Amy Legg & Rekha Pai for the first part in our new series on all things PK/PD! This episode introduces the topic broadly, defines essential concepts & discusses use cases in daily practice.🎙️ #IDSky
📣 In vitro studies point to synergy between ertapenem and both cefazolin and nafcillin. In this cohort of >50 patients with #MSSA #endocarditis receiving dual therapy, mortality & valve-replacement rates were lower than expected. https://ow.ly/ZAfJ50YIFbR #Staphaureus #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published Communicable E50: Quarterly catch-up Hosted by Emily McDonald, Thomas Tängdén and Navaneeth Narayanan Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/10d045b8 #IDSky #clinmicro
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon, 06 April! Emily McDonald, Thomas Tängdén & Nav Narayanan host the first of this new series, 'Quarterly catch-up', in which they summarize important articles in CM/ID published in the last 3 months, and elaborate their impact on clinical practice. #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published Communicable E49: Outbreaks & how to handle them Hosted by Angela Huttner & Marc Bonten w/ invited guests Martin Grobusch (Netherlands) and Pikka Jokelainen (Denmark) Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/28f44d60 #IDSky #clinmicro
📣 Fever, dyspnea & stridor in an immunosuppressed patient w/ high #galactomannan but no lung lesions... New comprehensive review by Wu et al. on thyroid #aspergillosis compiling all cases known to date. https://www.cmi-comms.org/article/S2950-5909(26)00006-5/ #IDSky #clinmicro #fungalsky #medsky
📣 New #Communicable drops Monday, 23 March! Angela Huttner & Marc Bonten host Martin Grobusch & Pikka Jokelainen of the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee to discuss how to deal with outbreaks, what One Health really means, and the launch of the esteemed Epi Alert. 🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published #Communicable E48: International Women's Day - are infections & AMR really different in women? Hosted by Erin McCreary, PharmD & Annie Joseph w/ invited guests Esmita Charani (ZA) & Annette Westgeest (NL) Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc75e63e #IWD2026 #IDSky #clinmicro
📣 New #Communicable drops Monday, 9 March! In celebration of International Women's Day #IWD2026, Erin McCreary, PharmD & Annie Joseph host Esmita Charani (South Africa) & Annette Westgeest (Netherlands) for a discussion on the impacts of sex and gender in the AMR and ID space. #IDSky #clinmicro
🎙️ Just published Communicable E47: Drawing the line: the writing, reach and limits of guidelines Hosted by Angela Huttner & Erin McCreary, PharmD w/ invited guests Pranita Tamma (USA) & Benedikt Huttner (Switzerland) Listen on #Communicable https://share.transistor.fm/s/a0513ed3 #IDSky #clinmicro
In this 3rd collaboration between SIDP Breakpoints & ESCMID’s Communicable, Erin McCreary, PharmD & Angela Huttner host Pranita Tamma (USA) & Benedikt Huttner (WHO, Switzerland) to discuss #guidelines & guidance, offering a behind-the-scenes look into their development, reach - and limits. #IDSky
🎙️ Just published Communicable E46: Steroids for pneumocystis pneumonia Hosted by Nav Narayanan & Josh Nosanchuk w/ invited guests Virginie Lemiale, Elie Azoulay & Emily McDonald Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0066901c
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 9 Feb! Nav Narayanan & Josh Nosanchuk host Virginie Lemiale and Elie Azoulay, who led the PIC trial, and Emily McDonald to discuss the utility of adjunctive steroid therapy for pneumocystosis in HIV- individuals. Tune in Monday 🎙️ #IDSky #clinmicro
✨ The journal is delighted to introduce its new associate editor, Anne-Grete Märtson, who leads the Antiviral Pharmacology research group at Leiden University. Congratulations and welcome! We are so happy to have you on board! #IDSky #clinmicro