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With progress plateauing for a second consecutive year and global financing also levelling off, the WHO has called for a ‘high burden to high impact’ country-led strategy.
Scientists exploring the genome of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi have unveiled the alarming presence of antimicrobial resistance genes from isolates of the recent outbreak in Bangladesh; new geographical origins and spread of resistance is implicated.
Researchers from the University of Zurich have discovered that thanatin, a compound produced naturally by the spined soldier bug, could target Gram-negative bacteria by preventing formation of the bacteria’s outer membrane – an unprecedented mechanism.
Journal Articles
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.
In this interview, take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology paper on the emergence of antifungal resistance and what can be done in response with author, Justin Beardsley.
In this interview, take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology paper on antibiotic resistance targets for point-of-care diagnostics with author, John P. Hays.
Bacterial
Could an insect-derived compound be a new class of antibiotics against Gram-negatives?
Conference Report – 6th Annual “C. Difficile Foundation and Health Expo”
Clostridium 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
Conference Report – 14th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas
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
Blocking toxin formation – a treatment for Gram-positive pathogens?
Could antimicrobial photodynamic therapy be used to treat MRSA infected wounds?
ASM Microbe: How do bacteria ‘eat’ bone to sustain invasive infection?
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
Test your knowledge with #TalkAMR
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Think Fungus: Fungal Disease Awareness Week Twitter Chat #TalkFungi
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
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Update on Candida auris – an interview with Ana Litvintseva
ECCMID18: Multi-use thermometers linked to large UK Candida auris outbreak
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
WHO World Malaria Report 2018: launch of country-led response to put control efforts back on track
Could malaria be detected by sniffer dogs?
Recent advances and an update on gastrointestinal infections
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
Vaccinia virus hijacks host cell motility to aid spread
Influenza: a promising universal llama-derived antibody therapy
FDA grants priority review for controversial dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia
Hepatitis
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
