The ESCMID Study Group for Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM) is at the centre of understanding microbial epidemiology within our Society. Typing is vital for microbial surveillance, from hospitals to global epidemiology. Recent advancements in molecular typing have expanded surveillance capabilities dramatically, sparking innovation. However, challenges persist, including the need for real-time, actionable data and integration with other data types. Standardised platforms and nomenclatures are essential, as is understanding microbial evolution and resistance traits. As global collaboration among scientists is crucial for standardisation and tracking pathogen spread, ESGEM is dedicated to:
Towards unified reporting of genome sequencing results in clinical microbiology
Mutschler E, Roloff T, Neves A, Vangstein Aamot H, Rodriguez-Sanchez B, Ramirez M, Rossen J, Couto N, Novais Â, Howden BP, Brisse S, Reuter S, Nolte O, Egli A, Seth-Smith HMB; ESCMID Study Group for Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM), and ESCMID Study Group for Genomic and Molecular Diagnostics (ESGMD). PeerJ. 2024 Aug 8;12:e17673
Real-time genomic surveillance for enhanced control of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
Struelens MJ, Ludden C, Werner G, Sintchenko V, Jokelainen P, Ip M, on behalf of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group on Public Health Microbiology (ESGPHM) and ESCMID Study Group on Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM). Front. Sci.l 2024
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 Apr 2:e0305423.
Antimicrobial susceptibility prediction from genomes: a dream come true?
Werner G, Aamot HV, Couto N. Trends Microbiol. 2024 Apr;32(4):317-318.
VirulenceFinder for Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis: an enhanced database for detection of putative virulence markers by using whole-genome sequencing data
Roer L, Kaya H, Tedim AP, Novais C, Coque TM, Aarestrup FM, Peixe L, Hasman H, Hammerum AM, Freitas AR; ESCMID Study Group for Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM). Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Mar 5;12(3):e0372423.
Taking hospital pathogen surveillance to the next level.
Werner G, Couto N, Feil EJ, Novais A, Hegstad A, Howden BP, Friedrich AW, Reuter S. Microbial Genomics. 2023;9(4):mgen001008.
Phylogenomics of Globally Spread Clonal Groups 14 and 15 of Klebsiella pneumonia.
Rodrigues C, Lanza VF, Peixe L, Coque TM, Novais Â, on behalf of the ESCMID Study Group for Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM). Microbiology Spectrum. 2023;11(3):e0339522.
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