Within the family of Enterobacteriaceae, few species have evolved in parallel with the history of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases as closely as Klebsiella pneumoniae. First described in ...

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used in the systematic review process. Our objective was to explore data extraction performance of six LLMs from a published systematic review of in...

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used in the systematic review process. Our objective was to explore data extraction performance of six LLMs from a published systematic review of in...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a leading cause of encephalitis. This study aimed to examine associations between timing of acyclovir and outcome of patients with VZV encephalitis.

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a leading cause of encephalitis. This study aimed to examine associations between timing of acyclovir and outcome of patients with VZV encephalitis.

The world often feels dark when seen through today's headlines. Conflict, division, mistrust, and crisis compete for attention.1 However, working and training in infectious diseases offers a different...

Limited data suggest that bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the composition of the vaginal microbiome may be associated with urinary symptoms and urinary tract infection (UTI). We investigated these relati...

This guideline is meant for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of adult patients without an immunocompromising condition with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who present at the hospital.

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To describe severe community-acquired methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) clonal complex (CC) 152 infections identified in the Netherlands.

Oral fosfomycin is a guideline-recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated cystitis. However, fosfomycin has demonstrated lower clinical and/or microbiological cure rates compared with other an...

Pertussis diagnosis relies mainly on PCR tests because of their higher sensitivity and faster results than culture methods. This led to a shortage of clinical isolates for resistance testing and genom...

The genus Wolbachia comprises obligate intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria within the order Rickettsiales and the class Alphaproteobacteria, closely related to Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Neorickettsi...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis, threatening medical progress and driving increases in morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs worldwide [1]. The overuse and misuse...

In this collaborative episode of Breakpoints and Communicable, the hosts revisit the “trial run” session from ESCMID Global, a format designed to facilitate critical discussion of major infectious dis...

Ceftobiprole demonstrated noninferiority to daptomycin for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. A range of post hoc exploratory analyses were undertaken to better inform additional key ...

Global tuberculosis incidence map highlighting endemic regions in 2025 (adapted from WHO data).

Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidiosis is an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. There is a lack of established treatment strategies. In this report, we present an overview of the...