ECCMID becomes ESCMID Global
ECCMID 2024 is coming up soon and now it has a new name ESCMID Global.
ESCMID-GLG AMR event
We are once again hosting a high-level event in partnership with the Global Leaders Group on AMR as part of ECCMID 2024.
New look but the same ESCMID!
ESCMID has a new look and feel, but don’t worry we are still the same society championing medical excellence.
Open call for Funded Observerships
The application period for Funded Observerships is now open and will close on 15 May. Be sure to apply today!
ESCMID Courses 2024
Discover all of the upcoming ESCMID Courses & Workshops here. You can register to join, apply for attendance grants and plan out your year of learnings now.
CMI Communications
ESCMID has launched our first fully open-access journal dedicated to better serving our members and innovating in the publication sector. Learn more about the mission and open calls.
HIV epidemic cannot be ended without stopping former prisoners and other patients being lost to care
April 17, 2024
Tuberculosis can have a lasting impact on the lung health of individuals who have been successfully treated for the disease
April 15, 2024
UK/Portuguese study strongly suggests antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are being passed from cats and dogs to their owners
April 13, 2024
ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide helpful advice on STIs
April 11, 2024
Novel automatic toilet flushing device reduces bacterial contamination on bathroom surfaces
April 6, 2024
Recent contact with young children linked to trebling of risk of over-60s acquiring pneumonia-causing bacteria
April 4, 2024
Study finds association between TB infection and increased risk of various cancers
April 1, 2024
Study shows Mpox (monkeypox) antibodies wane within a year of vaccination
March 31, 2024
Case report from Austria shows mpox breakthrough infection in man who had received both vaccine doses
March 31, 2024
Swedish study indicates a significant decline of neutralising antibodies to monkeypox virus already during the first month after vaccination
March 31, 2024
Scientists have a new tool in the race to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis
March 30, 2024
Individuals with multiple sclerosis face substantially greater risk of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination
March 29, 2024
Study finds that for each 10% increase of certain bacteria type in the gut microbiome, the risk of hospitalisation for infections falls by up to a quarter
March 23, 2024
HIV in cell culture can be completely eliminated using CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, increasing hopes of cure
March 20, 2024
Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection
March 15, 2024
Elsevier partners with ESCMID to launch a new Open Access journal in microbiology and infectious disease: CMI Communications
March 11, 2024
Optimising preventive measures to stop surgical infections – why are we doing what we are doing?
February 29, 2024
Knowing when you can return to work or send your child back to school/nursery – personalised care for influenza and flu-like illness
February 29, 2024
Artificial intelligence has huge potential in infection control, as long as the right questions are asked and safeguards are in place
February 28, 2024
How artificial intelligence could improve speed and accuracy of response to infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals, and even prevent them
February 28, 2024
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