Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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…

A research team investigated the negative impacts of mild and moderate dengue infection on birth outcomes…

Increased risk of hospitalisation was not experienced in patients with controlled HIV and Mpox infection. Read more…

Cases of meningococcal disease spiked in people with HIV last year, according to data from the CDC. Read more…