Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Cervicovaginal secretions from young females with bacterial vaginosis (BV) were shown to enhance HIV infection in new research that underscores the biological mechanisms linking BV to increased HIV risk.

Pandemic-era disruptions have permanently altered the climate-influenza relationship, with new subtype-specific thresholds emerging in Southern China, according to a large-scale analysis spanning 2011 to 2024.

Severe Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) can progress rapidly to organ failure and sepsis, and while most patients respond to antibiotic therapy, a minority face life-threatening disease that may require surgical intervention.

Candida kefyr, a yeast species historically considered a rare human pathogen, is now being identified as an emerging cause of invasive fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients, according to a recent case report and literature review.

Nearly 8000 chikungunya cases have been reported in southern China since mid-June, according to national health officials, marking one of the country’s largest recorded outbreaks of the mosquito-borne virus.

Misinterpretation of microbiological test results is a frequent yet overlooked driver of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions, according to new research highlighting the critical role of diagnostic stewardship in antimicrobial management.

Delaying the rollout of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people with HIV and persistent viremia in the U.S. may result in thousands of avoidable deaths and years without viral suppression, according to new modeling data.

A recent study at a Ryan White-funded clinic in the U.S. South highlights the effectiveness of long-acting antiretroviral therapies (LA-ART) in achieving viral suppression among individuals with HIV-1 viremia.