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In response to this scenario, the conference highlighted the need for a <strong>comprehensive approach<\/strong> combining appropriate antimicrobial stewardship, infection control measures, early diagnosis and the development of new treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>scientific programme<\/strong> addressed key issues such as the impact of <strong>climate change on antimicrobial resistance<\/strong>, the role of the <strong>microbiota in infectious diseases and immune response<\/strong>, as well as <strong>innovative strategies to optimise the treatment of severe infections<\/strong> and advances in new antimicrobials.<\/p>\n<p>This fourth edition builds on a well-established track record of conferences focused on <strong>continuing professional development and clinical updating<\/strong> in the field of complex infections, fostering knowledge exchange among specialists and reinforcing the commitment to a coordinated response to antimicrobial resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative forms part of the <strong>Foundation to Fight Infectious Diseases<\/strong> and <strong>ScienHub\u2019s<\/strong> commitment to promoting high-level scientific debate spaces that contribute to improving clinical practice and public health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This February marked the fourth edition of the conference \u201cThe Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Infections\u201d, a face-to-face scientific meeting held at the Palau Macaya, organised by ScienHub Education, the platform that drives the Foundation\u2019s training events, and coordinated by Dr Llu\u00efsa Pedro-Botet, Head of Severe Bacterial Infections at the Foundation, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[276],"class_list":["post-26082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serious-bacterial-infections"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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