This year Munich, Germany, welcomed ESCMID 2026. The conference brought together the international infectious diseases and clinical microbiology community, providing a platform to share new research, exchange ideas and strengthen collaborations across disciplines. As one of the largest meetings in the field, the congress continues to play an important role in shaping responses to emerging infections and antimicrobial resistance.
CAMO-Net was strongly represented across the programme, with contributions spanning keynote discussions, oral presentations and a wide range of posters. These covered diverse areas including antimicrobial stewardship in low-resource settings, behaviour and decision-making in antibiotic use, diagnostics and surveillance technologies, and clinical outcomes in infectious diseases.
A highlight from the programme was a keynote contribution from Professor Senjuti Saha, who reflected on the role of genomics, data systems and equitable capacity building in strengthening surveillance and global health security. Her perspective reinforced the importance of integrating technological innovation with locally led research and infrastructure.
Researchers from across the network contributed to the poster sessions, including CAMO-Net South Africa, where work focused on practical approaches to antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention in resource-limited hospital settings, as well as developing frameworks to better understand health equity in AMR. Contributions from CAMO-Net Uganda explored factors influencing antibiotic use among people living with HIV, while colleagues from CAMO-Net Brazil presented work on clinical outcomes and infection patterns in complex care settings. Other presentations highlighted advances in diagnostics and data-driven tools to support more informed antimicrobial use.
Together, these contributions demonstrated the strength of CAMO-Net’s multidisciplinary approach and its focus on linking research with real-world practice. ESCMID Global provided an opportunity to showcase this work on an international stage, while also building connections that will support future collaboration across the network and beyond.
Pictures from the conference
Relive the conference through pictures from our researchers
