Reports

In this infographic we take a look at the estimated burden of healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals across Europe.

We look at some of the highlights of our Twitter chat (#TalkFungi), where we questioned Ilan Schwartz, Andrej Spec, Rebecca Drummond and Jessie Uehling about all things mycology.

Join us for our Twitter chat with experts in the field on the 2 October at 15:00 BST/ 10:00 EDT, discussing fungal diseases, their burden and the challenges that face them #TalkFungi.

Here we review five of your favorite and most-read pieces from Future Microbiology from last year, give you access to the articles and provide an update from the authors on how their work is progressing.

We take a look at the drugs that have been studied as treatments for confirmed prion diseases in humans – either in clinical trials, or on a compassionate, case-by-case basis – and look at what the future might hold for the treatment of prion diseases.

Janet Daly, an Associate Professor in Emergent Viruses at the University of Nottingham’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, tells us what advice she’d give her former self if she was back at the start of her research career.

In this infographic we take a look at the estimated burden of some key foodborne diseases in terms of both cases and mortality.

Globally, shigella is reported to be the third largest cause of diarrheal mortality in the under-fives. We take a look at some of the vaccines that have made it to clinical development and some of the challenges still facing this diarrheal disease.

Louise Corscadden, a second year PhD student, gives us her top ten tips for surviving the first year of a PhD – from getting over the fear public speaking to asking for help.

Recent technological advancements have allowed organoids to become a viable research tool for a wide range of development and disease models. Here, we look at some of the research that’s been done in infectious diseases and delve into what the future of organoids might look like.