Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

A systematic review regarding the benefits of using high-dose vitamin D supplements in paediatric populations was presented at the 8th Respiratory Syncytial Virus Foundation (ReSViNET) Conference. Researchers found that the use of vitamin D does not reduce rates of mortality in paediatric patients with pneumonia.

Research presented at the 8th Respiratory Syncytial Virus Network (ResViNET) Conference identified a risk scoring tool (RST) for classifying moderate-to-late preterm infants at greatest risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalisation.

A new artificial intelligence tool, called ‘MySTIRisk’, has successfully determined infection risk scores for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia. Read more.

Risk factors of invasive fungal infections for lung transplant recipients receiving universal antifungal treatment varied in terms of early and late infections, as well as invasive-mould type infections.

Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy is linked with a reduction in the number of influenza-associated visits to the emergency department in infants aged younger than 6 months. Read more.

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.