Infection

Mission

The Infection (INF) section of the ESICM is dedicated to the understanding and treatment of infections in the practice of intensive care medicine. Infections are the commonest reason for ICU admission and the most typical complication of organ support. In addition, infections commonly lead to organ failure, driving the development of sepsis and septic shock and, as such, are at the heart of intensive care practice.

The INF section consists of members with a wide range of interests in the field of infection, including management of infectious syndromes such as pneumonia and intraabdominal infection, diagnostics and biomarkers, antimicrobial use, monitoring and stewardship, and infection control. Our mission is to organise education and facilitate research in the field of infections in critically ill patients. We are open to all ESICM members interested in infection management and welcome suggestions for new topics, projects and activities.

We work closely with the SIS section. The INF Section holds two meetings a year, one at the ESICM LIVES meeting in October and the second in spring.

The last meeting took place on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, at the International Congress Centre in Munich.

Minutes Meeting Autumn 2024

Minutes Meeting Autumn 2021

Minutes Meeting Autumn 2020

Minutes Meeting October 2019

Minutes Meeting March 2019

Minutes Meeting October 2018

Minutes Meeting March 2018

Minutes Meeting September 2017

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Board

Position	Firstname	Lastname	City	Country
Chair	Gennaro	de Pascale	Rome	Italy
Research Committee Representative	Paula	Ramirez	Valencia	Spain
Social Media and Digital Content Committee Representative	Hannah	Wozniak	Geneve	Switzerland
Academy Sub-Committee Representative	Christian	Lanckohr	Münster	Germany
Academy Sub-Committee NEXT Representative	Ines	Lakbar	Montpellier	France