Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Chlamydia screening increased in primary care when medical assistants received real-time electronic medical record alerts.

Leprosy quality of life declined as stigma, poor sleep, depression, and anxiety compounded disability in Ethiopia.

Hepatitis E vaccine safety in pregnancy appears reassuring, with no detected rise in fetal loss in outbreak settings.

Conjugate vaccine technology strengthened influenza antibody responses in mice, supporting broader next-generation vaccine development.

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance identified infection-specific survival patterns across 7,434 hospitalized patients treated in five countries.

Azithromycin did not improve acute preschool wheezing symptoms compared with placebo in an emergency department trial.

Pulmonary tuberculosis outcomes worsened in older patients with diabetes, kidney disease, malignancy, or multimorbidity.

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