Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

TB Predictors of Poor Outcomes in Shortened All-Oral MDR/RR-TB Regimen

Baseline smear grade, cavitation, fibrosis, and bilateral disease predicted poorer outcomes in a shortened all-oral MDR/RR-TB regimen in Lesotho.

Two asymptomatic human microfilaremia cases in Sri Lanka were identified as Dirofilaria asiatica by molecular sequencing during filariasis…

A 3-year-old boy with leukemia died from Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis after febrile neutropenia masked a tickborne infection.

MERS-CoV RNA was confirmed in symptomatic camels in Kazakhstan, extending documented virus circulation into Central Asia and raising…

In a lethal H5N1 mouse model, baloxavir-based combinations improved survival, lowered lung viral loads, and blocked spread to…

Genomic analysis of H5N1 in dead waterfowl at a São Paulo park points to reassortment and a second…

A suspected plague death in Siberia has prompted alarm, but experts say pneumonic plague is usually containable with…

Metagenomic testing can identify unknown infections quickly, helping doctors distinguish pathogens, guide treatment, and detect emerging outbreaks.

Multiplex SYBR Green and TaqMan qPCR improved detection of intestinal protozoa in stool, with high sensitivity, 100% specificity,…

ALTNV, a new tick-borne orthonairovirus in China, was linked to fever, fatigue, GI symptoms, and more severe outcomes…

Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

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