Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Testing for Candida auris on patient admission helped to identify more cases, and reduced the number of hospital-onset cases, according to a new study. Read more.

According to research, people with an HIV diagnosis are more likely to develop a mental health disorder, such as anxiety and depression. Patients who are not receiving treatment for HIV were at an even higher risk.

A recent study has found that adherence to antifungal therapeutic drug monitoring is moderate-to-high in patients, although there is room for improvement, largely as a result of long turnaround times and uncertainty surrounding the monitoring process.

Recent analysis of COVID-19 cases have demonstrated that viral load in Omicron infection peaks later now than it did previously in the pandemic, with older variants of the disease. Read more.

Recognising the pressing need to enhance SIV rates in older adults, a personally tailored intervention delivered through a chatbot significantly increased seasonal influenza vaccination rates. Read more.

A research team at Denver Health, Colorado, USA, developed a critical care guideline accessible to all healthcare providers in order to curtail the unnecessary use of antibiotics in cases of routine conjunctivitis.

Assessment of paediatric COVID-19 disease severity should include consideration of the age of the child, according to new research findings from a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

New research has raised concerns that Plasmodium falciparum partial resistance to artemisinin is increasing in Uganda…