Aims and objectives

As one of the earliest Study Groups, The ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP) has been at the forefront of promoting education and research on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship since its founding in 1999. The link between antibiotic use and resistance is clear and reversal of resistance problems pushes ESGAP onwards in its aims to: 

  • Change the patterns of antibiotic use 
  • Address the tremendous variations in standards for antibiotic prescriptions 
  • Reduce the use of unnecessary antibiotics 
  • Share knowledge and expertise on this topic with prescribers, clinicians, researchers and the general public.

Activities and resources

ESGAP Newsletter December 2025 

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ESGAP Newsletter November/WAAW 2025 

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ESGAP Newsletter July 2025 

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ESGAP Newsletter May 2025 

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ESGAP Minutes Business Meeting April 2025 

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ESGAP Newsletter, February 2025

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Measuring appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in high-income countries: a rapid systematic review of indicators.

Rachel Berry, Lucy Catteau, Martine G. Caris, Markus G.J. de Boer, Yousra Kherabi, Eugenia Magrini, Filippo Medioli, Rita Murri, Bee Y. Ng, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). medRxiv 2025.10.08.25337205

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Enhancing antimicrobial stewardship: recommendations to support implementation of the 2024 UN General Assembly political declaration on antimicrobial resistance. 

Medioli F, Peiffer-Smadja N, Catteau L, Murri R, Schouten JA, Thursky K, de Boer MGJ, Ashiru-Oredope D; ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). Enhancing antimicrobial stewardship: recommendations to support implementation of the 2024 UN General Assembly political declaration on antimicrobial resistance. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Sep;31(9):1427-1429. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.02.024. Epub 2025 Feb 27. PMID: 40023317.

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Establishing core competencies for antimicrobial stewardship teams: a consensus development using the modified Delphi technique-an European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship position paper.

Alves J, Schouten J, Thursky K, Paz RN, Rello J, Lye DC, Kostyanev T, Strahilevitz J, de With K, Barac A, Gülten E, Ashiru-Oredope D, Caruana G, Peiffer-Smadja N, Murri R, Catteau L, Beović B; AMS Competencies Study Group. Establishing core competencies for antimicrobial stewardship teams: a consensus development using the modified Delphi technique-an European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship position paper. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Aug;31(8):1313-1320. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.04.035. Epub 2025 May 8. PMID: 40345620.

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European society of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases guidelines for antimicrobial stewardship in emergency departments (endorsed by European association of hospital pharmacists).

Schoffelen T, Papan C, Carrara E, Eljaaly K, Paul M, Keuleyan E, Martin Quirós A, Peiffer-Smadja N, Palos C, May L, Pulia M, Beovic B, Batard E, Resman F, Hulscher M, Schouten J; ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Nov;30(11):1384-1407

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National Action Plans for Antimicrobial Resistance – a framework for operationalizing existing plans and developing a research strategy to address gaps and opportunities. 

Charani E, Mendelson M, Ahmad R, Mpundu M, Mbamalu O, Bonaconsa C, Singh S, Peiffer-Smadja N, Pallett S, Vazquez VAV, Moore L, Schouten J, Kostyanev T, Vlahovic-Palcevski V, Kofteridis D, Holmes A. Supported by the ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar;11(3):e466-e474.

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The battle against fungi: lessons in antifungal stewardship from COVID-19 times. 

Kanj SS, Haddad SF, Meis JF, Verweij PE, Voss A, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Levy-Hara G, Chowdhary A, Ghafur A, Brüggemann R, Bal AM, Schouten J. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2023;62(1):106846.

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ESGAP Members AMS Research Shared Learning Session 

16 December 2025 at 16:00 CET

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Let's go Mushrooming! - An antifungal Stewardship talk show

18 November 2025 at 15:00 CET

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Integrating Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention & Control: Bridging Policy and Practice 

11 September 2025, 14:00 CET

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities

30 June 2025, 13:00 to 14:30 CET

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The use and misuse of antibiotics in end-of-life

22 January 2025, 12:00 CET

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care

21 November 2024, 12:00 CET

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Exploring the doubts and promises of AMS programmes

02 October 2024

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunocompromised Hosts

24 September 2024 

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Séminaire "Bon Usage des Antibiotiques dans les Pays à Revenu Faible ou Intermédiaire" (SPILF - SAPI - ESCMID)

French duplication of the AMS in LMIC course of the AMS Certificate to make it accessible to francophone participants.
12-14 January 2026, online

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Executive Committee

  Diane Ashiru-Oredope

Diane Ashiru-Oredope

Chair
UK Health Security Agency
London, United Kingdom
  Mark G.J. de Boer

Mark G.J. de Boer

Secretary
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
  Lucy Catteau

Lucy Catteau

Science Officer
Sciensano
Brussels, Belgium
  Nathan Peiffer-Smadja

Nathan Peiffer-Smadja

Education Officer
Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
Paris, France
  Rita Murri

Rita Murri

Treasurer
Catholic University of Rome
Rome, Italy

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