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A study published in the BMJ, involving more than 19 million patients, has concluded that 23.9% of antibiotic prescriptions given to outpatients in the US are inappropriate.
A first for clinical trials in the US as researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine get US FDA approval to use intravenously-administered bacteriophage therapy in hopes of combatting resistant bacteria.
Madariaga virus has been identified as the cause of acute febrile illness in eight children in Haiti between 2015 and 2016 – the first time it has been discovered in the country.
Journal Articles
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology paper as we ask the authors about the challenges in treating respiratory tract infections and how nanomedicines could help.
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Virology paper as we ask author Prof. Mohamed El Zowalaty about the challenges facing the field of arboviruses, from climate change to urbanization, both in South Africa and across the world.
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Virology paper as we ask author Darrell Tan about the potential of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, PrEP failure and what research is needed in the field.
Bacterial
Intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis: the yin & yang on the early health foundation
First clinical trial for intravenous phage therapy gets FDA approval
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Could common painkillers promote C. difficile infection?
Conference Report – 6th Annual “C. Difficile Foundation and Health Expo”
Updates on C. difficile: from clinical trials and guidelines – an interview with Yoav Golan
E. Coli
Could an insect-derived compound be a new class of antibiotics against Gram-negatives?
H. Pylori
Organoids: a new model to study infectious diseases?
MRSA
First clinical trial for intravenous phage therapy gets FDA approval
Panellist Picks – our panel's favorite papers of 2018
Blocking toxin formation – a treatment for Gram-positive pathogens?
Salmonella
Novel models for enteric infections – an interview with the Faherty Lab
Tuberculosis
Shorter treatment duration a possibility for pulmonary TB
Highlights of the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report
Tuberculosis care: variation and deficits uncovered in urban India
Fungal
Can Candida albicans cross the blood–brain barrier?
Monoclonal anti-Candida antibodies could protect against infection
Aspergillosis
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Novel antifungal presents opportunities for treating aspergillosis
Understanding molecular causes of antifungal resistance in A. fumigatus
Candidiasis
Can Candida albicans cross the blood–brain barrier?
Monoclonal anti-Candida antibodies could protect against infection
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Coccidioidomycosis
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Identification of membrane proteome of Paracoccidioides lutzii and its regulation by zinc
Cryptococcal Meningitis
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Parasitic
The best of 2018 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
WHO World Malaria Report 2018: launch of country-led response to put control efforts back on track
Helminthic Infections
Conference report – London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research Anniversary Event
ISNTD – Female Genital Schistosomiasis: The most neglected gynaecological disease
Conference report – British Society for Parasitology Autumn Symposium
Malaria
WHO World Malaria Report 2018: launch of country-led response to put control efforts back on track
Could malaria be detected by sniffer dogs?
CRISPR–Cas9 gene drive used to collapse malaria-carrying mosquito populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Visceral leishmaniasis reported to be on the rise in Brazil
From TB to leprosy: financial model reveals where pipelines and investments might fall short
7-year trial discovers ocular chlamydia infection rebounds after azithromycin cessation
Protozoan Infections
WHO World Malaria Report 2018: launch of country-led response to put control efforts back on track
CRISPR–Cas9 gene drive used to collapse malaria-carrying mosquito populations
Viral
Madariaga virus identified in Haiti
Panellist Picks – our panel's favorite papers of 2018
Epstein-Barr virus and schizophrenia linked by abnormal immune response
Hepatitis
What were the biggest outbreaks of 2018?
Three new strains of hepatitis C discovered in Africa
IDWeek: Opioid-using youth could miss out on hepatitis C screening and treatment
Herpes
HR-HPV oral infection rates in England are lower than expected
A peek behind the paper – Lynn Enquist on the lifecycle of alpha herpesvirus
