Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

In kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), delays in appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy for urosepsis significantly increase the risk of death, acute kidney injury (AKI), and graft failure, according to a post-hoc analysis of an observational study conducted at a tertiary transplant center.

A new nationwide study finds that neurosurgical intervention significantly reduces the risk of death and complications in adult patients with brain abscess compared to non-operative care, underscoring the importance of early surgical evaluation.

A new study has identified key risk factors that may predispose individuals to long-term shedding (LTS) of non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS), offering insights into why certain patients remain contagious weeks after initial infection.

Candida endophthalmitis and chorioretinitis, sight-threatening complications of candidemia, are on the rise and require faster, more coordinated care, according to a recent review.

IN a new meta-analysis, β-lactam antibiotics demonstrated significantly faster clinical response times than vancomycin in patients with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infections, suggesting a potential shift in first-line treatment choices.

VETERANS hospitalized with influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) face a significantly elevated risk of secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, while those with COVID-19 appear to have a reduced risk, according to a new national retrospective study spanning a decade of Veterans Affairs hospital data.

Fosfomycin may offer a viable treatment alternative for bacterial prostatitis, particularly in patients with multidrug-resistant infections, according to a new systematic review.

A cross-sectional study conducted at the Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez” has shed new light on the demographic and clinical factors driving pediatric respiratory infections in Latin America.