Food and waterborne infections are where human health, animal health, and the environment intersect. In 2023, to make the world safer, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) joined forces to prioritise One Health plans. To align with these efforts, the ESCMID Food- and Water-borne Infections Study Group (EFWISG) is committed to:
Phenotypic and Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Profiling of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Human Stool in a Croatian University Hospital.
Katic L, Ferenčak I, Gverić-Grginić A, Goic-Barisic I, Rubic Z, Radic-Skelin M, Marinovic J, Smolić D, Kuzle J, Škara Abramović L, Tabain I, Jurić D, Tonkic M, Osorio G, Novak A; ESCMID Food- and Water-borne Infectious Study Group (EFWISG). Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2025 Mar 7
The ICU environment contributes to the endemicity of the "Serratia marcescens complex" in the hospital setting.
Aracil-Gisbert S, Fernández-De-Bobadilla MD, Guerra-Pinto N, Serrano-Calleja S, Pérez-Cobas AE, Soriano C, de Pablo R, Lanza VF, Pérez-Viso B, Reuters S, Hasman H, Cantón R, Baquero F, Coque TM. mBio. 2024 May 8;15(5):e0305423
Bacteriocin distribution patterns in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis: bioinformatic analysis using a tailored genomics framework.
Tedim AP, Almeida-Santos AC, Lanza VF, Novais C, Coque TM, Freitas AR, Peixe L; from the ESCMID Study Group on Food- and Water-borne Infections (EFWISG). Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Oct 23;90(10):e0137624
Unravelling Enterococcus susceptibility to quaternary ammonium compounds: genes, phenotypes, and the impact of environmental conditions
Pereira AP, Antunes P, Bierge P, Willems RJL, Corander J, Coque TM, Pich OQ, Peixe L, Freitas AR, Novais C. Microbiology Spectrum. 2023;22;11(5):e0232423.
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