Presentations & Publications
EMESG (2007 - 2013) - ESGIB (from 2013 onwards)
2019
ESGIB
- Prediction of unfavorable outcomes in West Nile virus neuroinvasive infection - Result of a multinational ID-IRI study.
Popescu CP, Florescu SA, Hasbun R, et al. J Clin Virol. 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.104213. - A Prospective Cohort Study to Identify Clinical, Biological and Imaging Features That Predict Etiology of Acute Encephalitis
Le Maréchal M, Mailles A, Seigneurin A et al. Clin Infect Dis 2020 doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa598.
2018
ESCMID Postgraduate Course: Acute Bacterial CNS Infections of the Brain
11-13 October 2018, Munich, Germany
Acute CNS infections are still associated with high mortality and morbidity. Crucial factors for improving outcome are a quick diagnostic work-up, the swift start of empiric antibiotic treatment and, in pneumococcal meningitis, adjunctive therapy with dexamethasone. One important reason for the poor outcome is the frequent development of intracranial complications. In the postgraduate education course “acute bacterial CNS infections of the brain”, the first focus will be on the diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected CNS infections. The second focus will concentrate on the therapeutic management and, finally, the participants will learn how to deal with intracranial complications in CNS infections. The majority of the session will take place in groups under the guidance of expert senior physicians on CNS infections. This setting will ensure an intense and interactive teaching atmosphere.
2017
An update on bacterial brain abscess in immunocompetent patients. Sonneville et al., CMI 2017; Sep 23(9): 614-620
A brain abscess is a focal infection of the brain that begins as a localized area of cerebritis. In immunocompetent patients, bacteria are responsible for >95% of brain abscesses, and enter the brain either through contiguous spread following otitis, sinusitis, neurosurgery, or cranial trauma, or through haematogenous dissemination. Brain abscess has complex diagnostic challenges and potentially severe consequences. The aim of the authors of this review, experts in infectious diseases, intensive care, microbiology, neurosurgery and imaging, was to take into consideration the multidisciplinary nature of the disease; in 2017, they reviewed the state-of-the art for brain abscess, focusing on immunocompetent patients and putting special emphasis on recent papers. This review is structured in different chapters giving update on pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, neurosurgery, microbiology, antibacterial treatment and symptomatic measures
ESGIB session at ID week 2017
A Case Based Approach to Guidelines: Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Nervous System Lyme Disease
The aim of this session was to describe diagnostic approaches and patients management for meningitis, encephalitis and nervous system Lyme disease. Key features listed in the guidelines were highlighted.
Moderators: Jean-Paul Stahl andAdarsh Bhimraj
Speakers: Diederik van de Beek, Christina Marra, John Halperin
2016
ESCMID 2016 guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis
Clin Microbiol Infect 2016; V22 S3, pages S37 - S62
Coordinated by ESGIB
2012

ESCMID PGEC Significance of Experimental Models for Studying Bacterial Meningitis and Sepsis
Siena, Italy, May 2012
EMESG Collaborative Study
Bacteremia causes hippocampal apoptosis in experimental pneumococcal meningitis
Christian Østergaard, Stephen L Leib, Ian Rowland and Christian T Brandt
EMESG Collaborative Study
Lack of anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effect of adjuvant glycerol in experimental pneumococcal meningitis
Presented as poster at 19 th ECCMID, Helsinki 2009
EMESG Publication
Therapy of community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis: the clock is running
M Klein, HW Pfister, SL Leib & U Koedel