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Clinical ResearchInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Association of virulence genes with biofilm formation in clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis assessed associations between virulence gene carriage and microplate-measured biofilm formation in human clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates.

Arch MicrobiolOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Efficacy of Tecovirimat for the Treatment of Mpox Virus Infection in Humans: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed tecovirimat efficacy and safety in patients with laboratory-confirmed mpox, comparing it with placebo or standard care in randomised controlled trials.

Rev Med VirolOct 9, 2026Read summary
Case ReportPulmonology

Kartagener syndrome with pulmonary mycetoma and recurrent thromboembolism: A case report.

A 27-year-old man with Kartagener syndrome and situs inversus totalis presented with worsening dyspnea, chest pain, fever, hemoptysis, and ankle swelling, against a history of deep vein thrombosis, recurrent pulmonary…

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportNephrology

Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum: A case report.

A 41-year-old woman on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for more than 10 years developed acute abdominal pain, fever, cloudy dialysate, and neutrophilic dialysate leukocytosis.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 9, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Self-care practices of people living with HIV and hypertension or diabetes comorbidities in low-and-middle income countries: A systematic review.

This systematic review synthesised qualitative research on self-care among people living with HIV and hypertension or diabetes in low- and middle-income countries.

PLoS OneOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Near point-of-care nucleic acid amplification tests (NPOC-NAATs) using respiratory specimens for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis.

This Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis assessed near point-of-care nucleic acid amplification testing for pulmonary tuberculosis in adults, adolescents, and children with presumptive disease.

Cochrane Database Syst RevOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Faith-based organisations in providing HIV services within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review.

This systematic review assessed empirical studies of faith-based organisations (FBOs) delivering HIV services in low- and middle-income countries.

HIV Res Clin PractOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Over-dispersion in malaria-schistosoma co-infection: insights from a meta-analytical approach and systematic review.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed malaria–schistosomiasis co-infection patterns in endemic settings, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, and tested whether co-infections exceeded levels expected if the…

Infect Dis PovertyOct 9, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Tularemia Takes a Tropical Turn: A Rare Case of Typhoidal Tularemia in Florida.

A 36-year-old man in Florida with no significant medical history or recent travel had six months of fevers, malaise, rigors, fatigue, night sweats, and unintentional 30-pound weight loss.

Am J Case RepOct 8, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Phaeohyphomycosis in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient: Case Report of a New Pathogenic Species of Kirschsteiniothelia.

A 63-year-old immunocompromised recipient of a combined heart-lung transplant developed a subcutaneous thigh lesion. Surgical debridement and histopathology indicated a deep fungal infection.

MycopathologiaOct 8, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Varicella zoster virus meningitis with a dermatomal rash in immunocompetent hosts: a systematic review and novel case report.

A 44-year-old immunocompetent man presented with fever, severe headache, and a right-sided vesicular rash in the C4-C5 dermatomes. He was initially misdiagnosed with a tick-borne illness.

J NeurovirolOct 8, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Association between complement de-escalation and prognosis in sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether reduced complement activation after treatment was associated with prognosis in patients with sepsis. Eleven studies were included.

Respir MedOct 8, 2026Read summary
Case ReportHematology

Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease in an HIV-positive child.

A preadolescent girl with HIV presented with fever and unilateral facial and neck swelling. Examination showed generalised lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hypertension and haematuria, initially suggesting…

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportHematology

In vitro correction of venom-induced coagulopathy in Daboia russelii envenomation demonstrated using tranexamic acid-modified rotational thromboelastometry.

A man in his late 40s presented soon after Russell’s viper envenomation with local signs and a prolonged modified Lee and White clotting time, despite normal prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

Scleral perforation in a young adult with Burkitt lymphoma.

A man in his 20s with Burkitt lymphoma receiving chemotherapy was referred for lagophthalmos and left facial nerve palsy. Weeks later, he developed acute scleral perforation.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
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HIV care cascade of adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed progress toward the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. It included 37 studies from 13 countries.

BMJ OpenOct 7, 2026Read summary
Case ReportDermatology

A 45-Year-Old Woman With 30-Year History of a Nodule of the Earlobe Diagnosed as Lupus Vulgaris (Cutaneous Tuberculosis).

A 45-year-old woman had a painless, intermittently itchy lesion on her right earlobe for more than 30 years. It appeared as a red, thickened plaque with yellow papules and pustules.

Am J Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Safety and Immunogenicity of the Live-Attenuated Quadrivalent Dengue Vaccine V181 Compared With Butantan-DV Among Healthy Adults in Brazil: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 2 Trial.

This randomized, double-blind, active-comparator phase 2 trial compared the safety and immunogenicity of single-dose quadrivalent dengue vaccines V181 and Butantan-DV in healthy adults in Brazil.

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Fosfomycin as Oral Transition Therapy Versus Continued Intravenous β-Lactams for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial.

This multicenter, open-label randomized noninferiority trial compared oral fosfomycin transition therapy with continued intravenous carbapenem or β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor therapy in hospitalized adults with…

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary
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Multidimensional Poverty and Implementation Reach of Household Contact Tracing for Tuberculosis in South Africa: Analysis of a Randomized Trial.

This analysis of a cluster-randomized trial in South Africa examined whether household multidimensional poverty was associated with the reach of household contact tracing (HHCT) for tuberculosis.

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary
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Phase 2a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Human Challenge Trial of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus L-Protein Inhibitor S-337395 for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.

This phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-centre human challenge trial assessed oral S-337395 in healthy adults aged 18–55 years inoculated with RSV-A Memphis 37b.

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary
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Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid Versus Four Months of Daily Rifampicin for Tuberculosis Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

This multicenter, open-label randomized controlled trial compared treatment completion with weekly isoniazid plus rifapentine for 3 months (3HP) versus daily rifampicin for 4 months (4RIF) among people of any age with…

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Immunogenicity and Safety of the Adjuvanted Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein-Based Vaccine When Co-administered With the Adjuvanted Recombinant Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Adults ≥ 50 Years of Age.

This phase III, open-label, randomised trial compared co-administration of adjuvanted RSVPreF3 and recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) with administration one month apart in adults aged ≥50 years.

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

A Phase 1/2 Dose-Ranging Safety and Immunogenicity Study of mRNA-Based Candidate Pandemic Influenza Vaccines in Healthy Adults.

This randomised phase 1/2 dose-ranging study evaluated the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of mRNA-1018 pandemic influenza vaccine candidates in healthy adults.

Clin Infect DisOct 7, 2026Read summary

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