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Everything about Confederation
Union of sovereign states linked by treaty
A confederation is a formal alliance of sovereign states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issues, such as defence, foreign relations, internal trade or currency, with the central government being required to provide support for all its members. Confederalism represents a main form of intergovernmentalism, defined as any form of interaction around states that takes place on the basis of sovereign independence or government. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ConfederationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The current state of laboratory mycology and access to antifungal treatment in Europe: a European Confederation of Medical Mycology surveyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Constitution of the United States and related documentsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research ConsortiumCited 1,620 times
- Go sideways: FederationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: FederalismA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
Noun The act of forming an alliance.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium
Zygomycosis in Europe: analysis of 230 cases accrued by the registry of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) Working Group on Zygomycosis between 2005 and 2007
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare mould infections: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology and the American Society for Microbiology
Epidemiology of Candidaemia in Europe: Results of 28-Month European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) Hospital-Based Surveillance Study
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of the endemic mycoses: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology
Defining breakthrough invasive fungal infection–Position paper of the mycoses study group education and research consortium and the European Confederation of Medical Mycology
Risk factors and outcome of pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients—a multinational observational study by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology
Informed consent/assent in children. Statement of the Ethics Working Group of the Confederation of European Specialists in Paediatrics (CESP)
🆕 Influential since 2022
The current state of laboratory mycology and access to antifungal treatment in Europe: a European Confederation of Medical Mycology survey
The current state of clinical mycology in Africa: a European Confederation of Medical Mycology and International Society for Human and Animal Mycology survey
The current state of laboratory mycology in Asia/Pacific: A survey from the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) and International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)
Prognostic Impact of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan and Aspergillus Culture Results on Survival in COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients: a Post Hoc Analysis from the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis Study
A Global Analysis of Cases of Mucormycosis Recorded in the European Confederation of Medical Mycology / International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ECMM / ISHAM) Zygomyco.net Registry from 2009 to 2022
📚 Books worth reading
The Constitution of the United States and related documentsUnited States · 1787
Recollections and Letters of Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee, Robert E. Lee · 1904
An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeAmbrose Bierce · 1980
From Manassas to AppomattoxJames Longstreet · 1896
A diary from DixieMary Boykin Miller Chesnut, Isabella D Martin · 1905
A Rebel's RecollectionsGeorge Cary Eggleston · 1874
Co. AytchSamuel Rush Watkins · 1882
Lee's LieutenantsDouglas Southall Freeman · 1942
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