Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile and commonly referred to as C. difficile) is a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium that causes CDI.1 It is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections and is considered a global public health threat.

Since COVID-19 was first identified in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, key variants have included the Alpha and Delta variants. However, by the end of 2022, most cases were Omicron, which is more transmissible but less deadly. There are multiple variants of Omicron, of which some are termed “variants of concern.” Most recently, XBB.1.5 was dominant in Western Europe, and this has increased transmissibility.

While I selected the immunology and microbiology major during my biomedical sciences undergraduate degree, this was purely due to my…

Surgical site infections (SSI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Around 5.6% of surgical procedures develop SSIs, mostly in developing countries. To track healthcare-associated infections, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) uses standardised infection ratio, which compares the number of observed infections with the number of predicted infections.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is defined as Enterobacteriaceae that are resistant to the carbapenem group of antimicrobials.

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the family Herpesviridae. This virus can remain dormant in the body over a long period after…

Drug resistance among patients with tuberculosis (TB) is an emergent topic that requires intervention. According to a survey of TB drug resistance in India, resistance to any fluoroquinolones (FQ) reported in cases of multidrug resistance (MDR) to TB was 21.82%.

Influenza vaccination: Protection beyond flu. This content is from a symposium funded by Sanofi and presented at ECCMID 2022. Each speaker created their own presentation, and the recording was created by ECCMID.