Position papers
ESCMID publishes position papers on public health issues relevant to clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialists.
Torres A, Ewig S, Lode H, Carlet J, for the European HAP Working Group. Intensive Care Medicine 2009; 35: 1336-9.
Under the auspices of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), ESCMID and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) to complement the last IDSA/ATS guidelines published 3 years ago. Also supported by the Helics working group.
download link to IDSA/ATS guidelines
ESGAP's Response to the European Commission's Consultation on "The Future of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use in Europe"
Dated 10 October 2007, web publication date 11 Mar 2008, Date of "The Future of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use in Europe": 19 Jul 2007
ESGAP Poster on Antibiotic Drug Shortage, presented at the ECCMID 2007
Shortage of antimicrobial agents in Europe:
Results of an international survey
IMI Joint Statement
Joint Statement in support of the Proposed Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) on Innovative Medicines
Health in Europe: A Strategic Approach
Comments by the ESCMID Executive Committee on the European Commission discussion document “Health in Europe: A Strategic Approach" (12 Feb 2007)
Opinion of the FEEDAP Panel of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) about the criteria used to assess bacteria for resistance to antibiotics of human or veterinary importance (25 May 2005)
The EFSA Journal (2005) 223, 1-12
