This week's Infectious Disease digest · 2026-W19
This Week in Infectious Disease: HIV Lipid Management and Sepsis Care
Klebsiella pneumoniae shows 44% pooled prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Burkina Faso healthcare settings
Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae found in 44% of Burkina Faso cases
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the phenotypic and molecular resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae in healthcare settings i…
A new analysis finds 44% of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in Burkina Faso hospitals resist antibiotics, with 85% resistant to penicillin.
6-month bedaquiline, linezolid, delamanid, and levofloxacin or clofazimine regimen is noninferior to 9-month standard care
Trial shows shorter treatment works for resistant tuberculosis
This Phase 3 randomized controlled noninferiority trial evaluated a 6-month treatment strategy for pulmonary rifampicin-resistant tuberculos…
A new six-month treatment plan for drug-resistant tuberculosis showed similar success rates to the standard nine-month course.
Doravirine and islatravir combination shows reduced virological failure risk in adults with HIV-1
Trial shows doravirine and islatravir reduce HIV-1 treatment failure
This meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy of a doravirine and islatravir regimen compared to standard triple option therapy for patients liv…
A new two-drug combination for HIV-1 shows a significantly lower risk of treatment failure compared to standard triple therapy.
Berberine reduces weight, lipids in schizophrenia with metabolic syndrome: meta-analysis
Berberine may improve weight and cholesterol in schizophrenia patients
This meta-analysis of 3 RCTs (233 patients) found that adjunctive berberine significantly reduced body weight, BMI, waist circumference, tot…
Adding berberine to treatment could help people with schizophrenia manage weight, waist size, and cholesterol levels.
Climate change drives increased frequency of vector-borne diseases through expansion of endemic areas
Climate change increases risk of heart and respiratory diseases
This narrative review synthesizes the public health consequences of global warming and climate change. The authors argue that rising tempera…
Rising global temperatures are expanding the reach of infectious diseases and creating new risks for heart, lung, and mental health.
Sugar acts as a pivotal ecological factor influencing metabolism, biofilm formation, and interspecies interactions in dental caries
New Strategies Help Prevent Dental Caries Through Ecological Management
This narrative review explores the role of dietary sugars and various prevention strategies like fluoride application and probiotics in mana…
Sugar plays a major role in how bacteria build plaque on teeth, but new strategies like probiotics and fluoride may help balance the oral mi…
Computational strategies facilitate identification of conserved antigens and potential therapeutics in parasitic diseases
Computational Tools Help Identify New Treatments for Parasitic Diseases
This systematic review evaluates the role of computational methods including genomics, proteomics, and artificial intelligence in parasitolo…
New computer-based methods are helping scientists find new ways to treat parasitic diseases by identifying drug targets and vaccine markers.
Gram-negative organisms and multidrug resistance are prevalent in dental unit waterlines
Bacteria in dental water lines show resistance to common antibiotics
This scoping review of 18 studies identifies a prevalence of Gram-negative organisms, such as Pseudomonas spp., in dental unit waterlines. T…
Research shows that bacteria found in dental unit waterlines can resist several common types of antibiotics used to treat infections.
No risk score outperformed WHO IMCI criteria for predicting pediatric pneumonia mortality
Risk Scores Do Not Outperform Standard Care for Pneumonia
This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial evaluated five risk scores in 1010 children with pneumonia across five African coun…
New analysis shows standard clinical tools are just as effective as complex risk scores for predicting pneumonia outcomes in children.
Mycobacteriophages show promise for drug-resistant mycobacterial infections in One Health approach
Phages Show Promise for Drug-Resistant Infections
This systematic review examines mycobacteriophages as tools for drug-resistant mycobacterial infections. The authors find them promising for…
Viruses that attack bacteria could help diagnose and treat hard-to-cure infections in people, animals, and the environment.
FDA Approves Zyvox (linezolid) for Gram-Positive Infections Including MRSA
FDA approves new antibiotic Zyvox for serious bacterial infections.
FDA approved Zyvox (linezolid) for nosocomial pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, complicated and uncomplicated skin infections, and va…
The FDA has approved Zyvox (linezolid) to treat serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including pneumonia and skin infections…
FDA Approves Linezolid Injection for Gram-Positive Infections Including Pneumonia and Skin Infections
FDA approves new antibiotic injection for serious bacterial infections
The FDA approved linezolid injection for nosocomial pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, complicated skin infections, and vancomycin-res…
The FDA approved linezolid injection for treating serious infections like pneumonia and skin infections caused by certain bacteria, includin…
All Infectious Disease Articles
- Klebsiella pneumoniae shows 44% pooled prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Burkina Faso healthcare settings
- 6-month bedaquiline, linezolid, delamanid, and levofloxacin or clofazimine regimen is noninferior to 9-month standard care
- Berberine reduces weight, lipids in schizophrenia with metabolic syndrome: meta-analysis
- Doravirine and islatravir combination shows reduced virological failure risk in adults with HIV-1
- Climate change drives increased frequency of vector-borne diseases through expansion of endemic areas
- Sugar acts as a pivotal ecological factor influencing metabolism, biofilm formation, and interspecies interactions in dental caries
- Computational strategies facilitate identification of conserved antigens and potential therapeutics in parasitic diseases
- Gram-negative organisms and multidrug resistance are prevalent in dental unit waterlines
- No risk score outperformed WHO IMCI criteria for predicting pediatric pneumonia mortality
- Mycobacteriophages show promise for drug-resistant mycobacterial infections in One Health approach
- FDA Approves Zyvox (linezolid) for Gram-Positive Infections Including MRSA
- FDA Approves Linezolid Injection for Gram-Positive Infections Including Pneumonia and Skin Infections
- Intrawound vancomycin powder reduces postoperative infection risk (OR 0.59) in high-risk fracture fixation cases
- Risk-adapted HLA delisting and imlifidase enable deceased-donor kidney transplantation for highly sensitized candidates
- Regenerative endodontic procedures may lead to unusual root morphology in immature teeth
- Plant essential oils demonstrate significant inhibitory effects against key subgingival plaque microbial complexes in periodontitis
- Fungal biotransformation platform may generate new anti-infective molecules to combat antimicrobial resistance
- Gay men show higher rates of PrEP awareness and use than bisexual men
- Conjugation governs the spread of resistance genes in bacterial populations across ecological compartments
- Early-life microbiome shapes allergic, metabolic, and respiratory disease risk
- Water buffalo act as reservoirs for infectious diseases in mixed livestock systems
- PEG-IFN plus novel agents may boost functional cure in chronic hepatitis B
- Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces UTI risk in children with VUR but increases antibiotic resistance
- Apodemus mice are key reservoirs for Borrelia and Neoehrlichia, but landscape drives tick-borne pathogen risk
- CDK4/6 inhibitors show therapeutic potential in advanced gastrointestinal cancers, review finds
- Standardized environmental AMR detection needed for regulatory interpretation and concern tiering
- HIV linked to lower odds of post-TB lung disease; undernutrition raises risk
- Microbial metabolites may promote or suppress cancer progression through inflammation, DNA damage, or immune modulation
- Inhaled antibiotics improve clinical cure and reduce mortality in ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide shows favorable lipid and renal changes versus other regimens in treatment-experienced HIV-1 patients
- Bacteriophages modulate macrophage functions and immune responses in therapeutic applications
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- Global bibliometric analysis reveals sustained upward trend in parasite EV research from 2015 to 2025
- Transition from paediatric to adult HIV care is associated with a decline in virological suppression among adolescents and young adults
- Antibiotic stewardship bundle aims to cut antibiotic use in Chinese NICUs
- Digital AMS tools show no significant impact on antibiotic prescribing or patient outcomes
- Newer antibiotics reduce nephrotoxicity and improve eradication of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli versus generic antibiotics in HABP/VABP
- Bacterial contamination prevalent in ready-to-eat salads across Africa: meta-analysis
- 43% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Indonesia are carbapenem-resistant, meta-analysis finds
- Maintaining gut microbiome integrity should be a fundamental component of antimicrobial stewardship strategies aimed at controlling AMR worldwide
- Source control and antibiotic stewardship remain cornerstones of sepsis management
- Mid-turbinate swabs match nasopharyngeal swab sensitivity for any respiratory virus in children
- Bibliometric analysis reveals growing research on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm resistance
- Local antibiotic delivery systems increase healing rates in diabetic foot osteomyelitis compared with control groups in this meta-analysis
- Oral HPV detected in 27.9% of men living with HIV across Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico
- Systemic corticosteroid therapy significantly decreased length of hospital stay and fever duration in children with community-acquired pneumonia
- Women's contraceptive preferences align with method use in Kenya; long-acting preference strongest
- F/TAF PrEP shows similar HIV incidence to F/TDF in cisgender women but noninferiority not proven
- Azithromycin reduces maternal infection in laboring women in low- and middle-income countries
- Preplanned subanalysis shows comparable viral suppression rates for two dolutegravir-based regimens in antiretroviral-naive people with HIV at week 48
- Immediate antituberculosis therapy did not reduce mortality in HIV-related sepsis overall
- Ampicillin-gentamicin cuts chorioamnionitis risk to 1.9% vs 10.6% with ampicillin alone in PROM
- Model-informed precision dosing improves vancomycin target attainment in critically ill children compared to standard therapeutic drug monitoring
- Susceptibility-guided sequential therapy shows no superiority over empirical therapy for H. pylori eradication
- Hospital-based screening yields 18% CRE colonization prevalence, 20% with universal screening
- Educational interventions modestly reduce average drugs per prescription in MENA region hospitals
- Microplastic biofilms enrich antibiotic resistance genes in freshwater environments
- Adjunctive corticosteroids may modestly reduce hospital stay for bacterial facial infections but evidence certainty is low
- Nanomedicine strategies show promise for targeting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
- Triple antibiotic paste shows stronger antimicrobial performance than calcium hydroxide for persistent endodontic infections
- Microbial arsenic transformations influence methane oxidation, denitrification, and carbon fixation in high-arsenic environments
- One in six blood donors in Cameroon carries Plasmodium infection, meta-analysis finds
- Pooled cytomegalovirus retinitis prevalence is 3% among people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
- Biofeedback therapy improves constipation response rates and symptom scores in adults compared to control groups
- MESNA-assisted surgery disrupts disease-associated microbiota equilibrium in paediatric cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media
- Review of animal models for allergic fungal airway disease and asthma
- Narrative review examines microorganisms in breast cancer with limited evidence from cross-sectional studies and models
- FDA Approves Hepcludex (bulevirtide) for Chronic Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection
- Review discusses sequential eradication strategies using EGCG, baicalin, and other compounds for potential therapeutic applications
- Meta-analysis finds high fluoroquinolone resistance in E. coli causing UTIs globally
- Review of influenza A and secondary bacterial infections identifies critical knowledge gaps
- Meta-analysis shows carbapenems linked to higher clinical failure in OXA-48-PE infections
- Narrative review on COVID-19 and gut microbiome disruption and immune effects
- Pre-infection vaccination linked to lower cardiovascular and cerebrovascular event risks in SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals
- FDA Approves Biktarvy (bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide) for HIV-1 Infection
- Meta-analysis of double-expressor lymphoma prognoses and novel therapies
- Case report of YL205 antibody-drug conjugate in platinum-resistant ovarian carcinoma
- Narrative review on unconventional microorganisms for non-alcoholic beer production
- Fecal Microbial Transplantation Shows Promise for Treating Gastrointestinal Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients
- Narrative Review Explores Alistipes Genus Role in Inflammatory and Cancers
- Review highlights microbial contamination risks in home-use medicines and devices for vulnerable populations
- Meta-analysis shows lower prosthetic joint infection odds with cephalosporins versus non-cephalosporin prophylaxis in primary arthroplasty
- Systematic review on quinolone-phage synergy mechanisms and clinical strategies
- Two doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine show protective effect against MIS-C in children
- FDA approves nuzyra for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in adults
- FDA Approves Nuzyra (omadacycline) for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and ABSSSI
- Preclinical study compares intranasal BPI3Vc-vector vaccine to commercial vaccine for calves
- Narrative review synthesizes microbial nature-based solutions for contaminant control
- Review of immunoprophylaxis for pyoderma and otitis in dogs notes bacterial antigenic diversity limits efficacy
- Narrative review explores Wnt/β-catenin signaling to improve CAR-T cell persistence in hematologic cancers
- Narrative review compares mNGS enrichment techniques against shotgun sequencing for pathogen detection workflows
- Narrative review discusses mycoremediation for crude oil contamination in the Niger Delta
- Review of Malaria literature lacks reported data on interventions and outcomes
- Cefepime-nacubactam and aztreonam-nacubactam non-inferior for complicated UTI and pyelonephritis
- Meta-analysis reveals high Salmonella prevalence in Chinese eggs compared to international standards
- Meta-analysis shows micro-osteoperforation accelerates orthodontic tooth movement safely across sixteen randomized controlled trials involving patients undergoing treatment
- Network meta-analysis of exercise interventions for cognitive function in sedentary adults
- Review of antifungal options for vulvovaginal candidiasis in women of reproductive age
- Critical narrative review discusses barriers to implementing urinary tract infection diagnostics in clinical practice
- FDA Approves Zerbaxa (ceftolozane/tazobactam) for Complicated Infections and Pneumonia
- Meta-analysis finds Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecium reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea
- Meta-analysis shows integrated MDA reduces yaws attendances in Papua New Guinea
- Narrative review of vonoprazan for pediatric H. pylori infection
- Network meta-analysis of non-pharmacological interventions for subthreshold depression in youth