All European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases articles
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NewsWARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: War in Ukraine fuelling rise in injuries infected with multi-drug resistant bacteria
New research being presented at this year’s ECCMID highlights the devastating impact of war injuries with complex bone and soft-tissue multidrug-resistant infections suffered by 13 civilians and one soldier during the war in Ukraine, who were transferred to Germany for specialist treatment.
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NewsAI software at least as good as radiologists at detecting TB from chest X-rays
AI software can accurately detect TB from chest X-rays, a study being presented at this year’s ECCMID shows.
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NewsRisk of a measles outbreak in London is significant, say researchers
Doctors in London have been urged to be vigilant for symptoms of measles as researchers warn that the risk of outbreaks in the city is significant.
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NewsWomen, city dwellers and those on higher incomes found to have more antibiotic resistance genes
A genetic study analysing the microbiome of a large nationally representative sample of the Finnish population finds that geographic, demographic, diet, and lifestyle factors are driving the spread of antibiotic resistance in the general population.
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NewsStudy suggests antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are being passed between dogs and cats and their owners
Evidence that multidrug-resistant bacteria are being passed between pet cats and dogs and their owners will be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15-18 April).
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NewsMore than 1 million lives saved across Europe by COVID-19 vaccines since the end of 2020
COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across Europe between December 2020 and March 2023, according to new research being presented at ECCMID in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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NewsGold-based antibiotics shine through in battle against multi-drug resistant superbugs
Several gold-based compounds with the potential to treat multidrug-resistant ’superbugs’ have been identified in new research being presented at this year’s ECCMID.
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NewsOmicron appears more deadly than seasonal influenza, study suggests
Adults hospitalised with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with seasonal influenza, even though Omicron is considered less virulent with lower case fatality rates than the delta and alpha strains, new research being presented at ECCMID suggests.
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NewsMask rule in hospitals may have little impact on COVID-19 transmission during Omicron wave
A study in large London hospital during first 10 months of Omicron activity suggests the real-world benefit of mask-wearing in isolation is likely to be modest, according to new research being presented at this year’s ECCMID.
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NewsWar in Ukraine pushes highly contagious infectious diseases to alarming levels
New research being presented at this year’s ECCMID reveals an extremely worrying picture of rising infectious disease cases and falling levels of childhood vaccination and case detection in Kharkiv, the scene of some of the most intense combat in 2022.
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NewsHuman case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the UK for first time
The first confirmed domestically-acquired case of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has been identified in a man who was bitten by ticks in Yorkshire, and another probable human case has been detected in the Loch Earn area of Scotland.
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NewsOutbreak of typhoid on Dutch ship traced to contaminated drinking water in corroded tank
A large outbreak of typhoid on a ship in the Netherlands was traced to contaminated water, this year’s ECCMID 2023 will hear.
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NewsFlu can trigger a heart attack, Dutch study suggests
Individuals who are diagnosed with flu are six times more likely to have a heart attack in the week after they test positive for the virus than they are in the year before or afterwards, a Dutch study being presented at this year’s ECCMID 2023 has found.
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NewsAntibiotics do not reduce risk of dying in adults hospitalised with common respiratory infections, suggests study
Most patients admitted to hospital with acute viral respiratory infections are given antibiotics. Now new research to be presented at this year’s ECCMID in Copenhagen suggests that prescribing antibiotic therapy to adults hospitalised with common viral respiratory infections such as influenza is unlikely to save lives.
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NewsMulti-drug resistant organisms can be transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their hospitalised owners
Healthy dogs and cats could be passing on multidrug-resistant organisms to their hospitalised owners, and likewise humans could be transmitting these dangerous microbes to their pets - but only a small number of cases were found.
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NewsWHO warns of dearth of new antibiotics, especially those targeting drug-resistant pathogens
A review from WHO on the number of new antibiotics currently in the pipeline shows that just 12 new antibiotics have entered the market in the five years from 2017-21.
