ESCMID Global 2026 – Selected Gems from the Poster Hall (Part 1)

About this episode

Brett and Martin discuss interesting infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance research from ESCMID Global 2026.

In the first of two special episodes recorded live from the poster hall at ESCMID Global 2026 in Munich, Brett and Martin swap the lecture theatre for the exhibition floor as they explore some of the most interesting infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance research on display. In this episode we discuss the following posters. Links to copies of the posters are provided. The hidden cost of contact precautions – Researchers from Greece quantify the enormous bed capacity burden created by patients requiring isolation or cohorting for multidrug-resistant organisms, showing that although only 4% of admissions required contact precautions, they accounted for over 10% of hospital bed-days.https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/qgadvjnz5btbbhru/ESCMID_Global_2026_-_Bed_resources_needed_for_patients_on_contact_precautions_because_of_MDR_pathogens8p3ta.pdf Can Google Maps reviews tell us something about infection prevention? – An innovative analysis from Germany and Spain explores thousands of online hospital reviews, demonstrating that infection prevention issues feature prominently in patient feedback and are often associated with more negative…

People in this episode

Host: Brett Mitchell

Guest: Martin

Topics covered

• infection prevention
• antimicrobial resistance
• hospital reviews
• patient feedback
• environmental microbiology
• shared surfaces

Keywords

• infection prevention
• antimicrobial resistance
• hospital bed-days
• Google Maps reviews
• contamination
• long-term care
• patient experiences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESCMID

Places: Greece, Germany, Spain, Munich, long-term care

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