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The International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) and the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) are delighted to share the latest issue of the ISAC / APUA Newsletter.

This issue contains four excellent articles:

1. Antibiotic access and use in the community setting in Africa and Asia: introducing the ABACUS projects
   Annelie L. Monnier and Heiman F. L. Wertheim on behalf of the ABACUS II consortium
2. Prosthetic valve endocarditis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: insights on microbiology, prophylaxis and treatment strategies
   Saliba Wehbe, Suha Kalash, Fatima Allaw, Johnny Zakhour and Souha S. Kanj
3. 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety
   Pierre Tattevin
4. ISAC Project Grant summary: Optimised doses of polymyxins to improve outcomes for non-critically ill and critically ill patients with MDR Gram-negative bacterial infection
   Puteri Zamri

The newsletter also features a round-up of recent antimicrobial resistance and stewardship news, as well as updates on ISAC and APUA's latest educational activities. 

We welcome ideas for future articles - please email secretariat@isac.world with your proposals.

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