Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Household contacts drive over half of all infant hepatitis B exposures, challenging selective neonatal vaccination recommendations.

A four-month tuberculosis treatment regimen showed comparable efficacy and safety to standard six-month therapy in selected patients.

Initiating pediatric HPV vaccination at ages 9–10 significantly accelerates adolescent series completion rates before age thirteen.

Antimicrobial resistance was linked to $3.5 trillion in global economic losses in 2021, new research reveals.

Long-acting HIV treatment maintained viral suppression in 94% of patients, with confirmed virologic failure occurring in just 1%.

Prior zoster vaccination reduces risks of cardiovascular events, dementia, and death after shingles infection, new IDWeek 2025 data show.

A 25-year USA study finds C. diff deaths highest among White people, women, and city residents, though overall mortality has fallen since 2015.