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“The Year in Clinical Micro” at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 🔬 The latest global AMR data is scary ⚠️ 1 in 6 infections resistant to standard antibiotics 📈 Resistance rising fast (5–15% annually) 🌍 Stark inequities—highest burden where systems are weakest Surveillance, diagnostics, & access must scale

Among 359 outbreak-linked Shiga toxin–producing #Ecoli (#STEC) infections beginning in daycare centers in Calgary, only 7% of infected children developed HUS. Early, coordinated care with daily lab monitoring identified all future HUS cases. ja.ma/3QaHTub

High-concentration chlorhexidine in isopropyl alcohol reduced catheter-related infection rates more than povidone-iodine or aqueous formulations, with alcoholic PVI and aqueous agents reserved for CHG or alcohol intolerance. ja.ma/4cmsi3a

Among adults with outpatient community-acquired pneumonia, only 5% underwent diagnostic testing for #Blastomycosis, #Coccidioidomycosis, or #Histoplasmosis, underscoring potential for missed fungal diagnoses. ja.ma/4mB0n2W

Peripheral vasopressor administration in critically ill adults was associated with a low incidence of adverse events—major events were rare using short peripheral intravenous catheters, and use avoided central venous catheter placement in 60% of cases. ja.ma/4mEmUMb

Among >4.9 million emergency department encounters with gonorrhea or chlamydia testing, 11% of pregnant patients were empirically treated vs 38% of nonpregnant patients, with differences by age, insurance status, language, race, and ethnicity. ja.ma/4ck9lyb

RCT: In rural persons with chronic HCV and a history of drug injection, mobile telemedicine-based HCV treatment was associated with greater initiation of HCV treatment and viral clearance, compared with enhanced usual care. ja.ma/4mza1TC

📢 Calling all #ESCMIDGlobal2026 attendees! Check out this collection of articles curated by JAMA Network Open’s editors to supplement your conference experience 👇 @escmid.bsky.social @mdaware.org @eliowa.bsky.social