ESCMID works throughout the year to propose and endorse quality guidelines to members and the global professional community. Below is a list of guidance documents that are currently under development. Explore the details of each guidance document and follow the evolution of their progress via the links provided.
The status of each project is defined based on the steps of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist.
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Title |
Chair |
Approval Date |
Status |
Website |
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Infection control strategies and interventions to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult patients |
Gabriel Birgand, France and Henri van Werkhoven, Netherlands |
February 2025 |
Literature searches (ongoing) |
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Selection and duration of antibiotic treatment in infectious aortitis and vascular graft and endograft infections |
Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Netherlands |
February 2025 |
Screening of literature (ongoing) |
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Nomenclature, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic Q fever |
Chantal Rovers, Netherlands |
February 2025 |
Literature searches (ongoing) |
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The update of the 2021 ESCMID guidelines for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli |
Mical Paul, Israel |
February 2025 |
Screening of literature and data extraction (ongoing) |
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Approach to suspected antibiotic allergy |
Mark de Boer, Netherlands |
March 2023 |
Reporting and Peer Review (Ongoing) |
The draft document is now available for public consultation. ESCMID members wishing to participate should get in contact with guidancedocuments(at)escmid.org providing their ESCMID membership number and the title of the document they would like to review. By accepting to participate in the public consultation, you agree to commit to confidentiality (you are not allowed to disclose the content or share the manuscript) and to respond within the deadline, on 26 November 2025.
ESCMID will send you the confidential manuscript together with the form to provide feedback (Please comment on substantive content only, not editorial concerns).
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