Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

A meningitis vaccine generated bactericidal antibodies in Hajj/Umrah travelers, with solid postvaccination safety through 30 days.

Gut microbiota dysbiosis may shape colorectal cancer risk, with microbial signatures emerging as non-invasive screening biomarkers.

In Streptococcus agalactiae bacteremia, faster blood culture positivity was linked to infective endocarditis in adults overall.

Fungal testing was infrequent in outpatient community-acquired pneumonia and small numbers were diagnosed with endemic mycoses.

New HIV post-exposure prophylaxis guidance updates regimens shortens HIV testing follow-up and weighs undetectable viral loads now.

Higher diet-induced gut microbiota scores in NHANES 2011–2018 were associated with lower gynecologic cancer odds in all U.S. females.

Rapid diagnostic tests for bloodstream infections promise targeted therapy sooner, but stewardship is needed to curb overtreatment.

Tuberculosis precision medicine may shorten therapy by using clinical phenotypes to guide stratified treatment with monitoring.