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Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

Free Subscription 12.01.2026 7 Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1 BMC Cancer 3 BMC Pediatr 8 Clin Infect Dis 2 Curr Microbiol 2 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 4 Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1 Infect Immun 1 Int J Cancer 2 J Infect Dis 1 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1 Nat Med 2 Pediatrics 2 PLoS Biol 7 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13 PLoS One 6 PLoS Pathog

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother

1. SAYADI H, Gregoire M, Fromage Y, Ksentini M, et al
   Predicting prolonged dalbavancin exposure using machine learning: a validated strategy for individualized redosing.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0136325.
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2. FRATONI AJ
   Simulated endocardial vegetation model highlights the complexity of high-inoculum infections among beta-lactamase-producing organisms.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0134025.
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3. LACKNER M, Toepfer S, Keniya MV, Lax C, et al
   The molecular basis of intrinsic resistance to azoles in Rhizopus arrhizus.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0133725.
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4. ECHTERHOF A, Dharmaraj T, Blankenberg P, Targ B, et al
   Whole-body distribution of three Pseudomonas phages characterized by a translational physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0150625.
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5. SINGLEY CM, Kurumaddali A, Hoover JL
   Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characterization of gepotidacin against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neutropenic mouse thigh infection model.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0117625.
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6. VAN HELDEN SR, Bleick CR, Holger DJ, El Ghali A, et al
   Impact of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm exopolysaccharide composition on bacteriophage and bacteriophage-antibiotic combination activity.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0092525.
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7. XIE Y, Jian S, Yue J, Wang C, et al
   Vitamin C enhances corneal fungal infection treatment in mice via chemotaxis and anti-inflammation.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;70:e0116525.
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   BMC Cancer

8. BAYRAK AF, Arayici ME, Savas O, Ozgur E, et al
   Prognostic impact of Fusobacterium nucleatum in head and neck cancers: a meta-analysis of critical oncological outcomes.
   BMC Cancer. 2025 Nov 29. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-15404.
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   BMC Pediatr

9. LU Q, Yu D, Liang Y, Meng Q, et al
   Antimicrobial resistance of Group A Streptococcus isolates from patients in Shenzhen, China during COVID-19 pandemic.
   BMC Pediatr. 2026 Jan 9. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06448.
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10. ZHAO Y, Dai L, Wang L, Wang L, et al
    Case report: a case of neonatal Candida osteomyelitis with septic arthritis and literature review.
    BMC Pediatr. 2026;26:9.
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11. MOREIRA RRB, Pereira HMD, Bernardes ALF, Altafini DD, et al
    Surveillance of bloodstream infections in pediatric patients for 11 years: what was the COVID-19 impact?
    BMC Pediatr. 2025;26:11.
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    Clin Infect Dis

12. DAI B, Engen N, Skipper CP, Abassi M, et al
    Evaluating Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) and Win Ratio for Hierarchical Composite Endpoints in Cryptococcal Meningitis Trials.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 6:ciaf719. doi: 10.1093.
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13. MELENDEZ JH, Manabe YC
    Current and Emerging Approaches and Technologies for Rapid Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81.
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14. VAN DER VEEN S, Sun X, Ge H, Chau TM, et al
    PenA Alleles Associated With Gonococcal Ceftriaxone Resistance in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81.
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15. HSU KK, Ivanof C, Gallagher MC, Worrall DP, et al
    How Public Health Surveillance Systems Can Contribute to Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention: The Massachusetts Experience.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81.
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16. FAGAN L, Alexander S, Fifer H
    The Invisible Tide of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Treatment Failures: A Review and Commentary.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81.
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17. KLINE MC, Oliveira Roster K, Helekal D, Rumpler E, et al
    Comparing Strategies to Introduce Two New Antibiotics for Gonorrhea: A Modeling Study.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81.
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18. ADAMSON PC, David HM, Pham LQ, Bui HTM, et al
    Cefixime for the Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in a Setting With Increased Antimicrobial Resistance: A Retrospective Study in Hanoi, Vietnam.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81.
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    Correction to: Treatment Outcomes With an Oral Short Course Regimen for Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence, Programmatic Setting in South Africa.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 9:ciaf711. doi: 10.1093.
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    Curr Microbiol

20. MAQUEDA-CABRERA EE, Cuellar-Cruz M
    Evaluation of an Antifungal Agent Against Nakaseomyces Glabratus in the in Vivo Model Galleria Mellonella.
    Curr Microbiol. 2026;83:125.
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21. BILUNG LM, Tahar AS, Pui CF, Bakeri MKS, et al
    Leptospira and Leptospirosis: A Review of Species Classifications, Genomes, Morphological Structures, Antimicrobial Resistances, Transmissions, and Clinical Manifestations.
    Curr Microbiol. 2026;83:122.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

22. HALIMI A, Baba Ahmed-Kazi Tani ZZ, Aissaoui M
    A comprehensive review of Candida spp./bacteria interactions within polymicrobial biofilms: resistance and therapeutic strategies.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026;114:117251.
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23. SHI H, Wang H, Cao H, Sha J, et al
    Neural network-enabled MALDI-TOF MS for rapid clinical identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026;114:117250.
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    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

24. PU J, Wu S, He JQ
    High dose of rifampicin in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 9. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05364.
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25. BERRADA M, Kolenda C, Tristan A, Laurent F, et al
    Could oritavancin be a promising alternative treatment for staphylococcal bone and joint infections? Insights from the determination of oritavancin minimum inhibitory concentrations in a collection of clinical isolates from the French National referen
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 6. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05383.
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26. SAEGEMAN V, Fernandez-Rodriguez A, Ziyade N, Abad R, et al
    Fatal Streptococcus pyogenes infections in Spain, Turkey, UK and Belgium after pandemics: a comprehensive case series combining microbiology with autopsy findings. A study of the ESCMID study group for forensic and post-mortem microbiology (ESGFOR).
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05380.
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27. WANG L, Bi Y, Zhou Y, Yang F, et al
    Meningitis due to pandrug resistant Chryseobacterium gleum: microbiological cure and clinical response with linezolid-based combination therapy.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05379.
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    Infect Immun

28. PATENAUDE K, Bossow CN, Lane A, St-Pierre M, et al
    Interactions between Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans affect persistence and virulence.
    Infect Immun. 2026 Jan 7:e0052825. doi: 10.1128/iai.00528.
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    Int J Cancer

29. QURESHI HM, Hughes T, Franco EL, Fiest KM, et al
    Risk of cancer among individuals with a history of bacterial sexually transmitted infections: A population-based study in Alberta, Canada.
    Int J Cancer. 2026;158:1383-1395.
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    J Infect Dis

30. YATES TA, Barr DA
    Re: Estimating the Early Transmission Inhibition of New Treatment Regimens for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
    J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 9:jiaf655. doi: 10.1093.
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31. ITO Y, Hoeltermann TA, Anjum S, Robinson L, et al
    Corticosteroid Therapy and Long-Term Outcomes of Post-Infectious Inflammatory Syndrome in Non-HIV Immunosuppressed Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Multicenter Case Series.
    J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 5:jiaf620. doi: 10.1093.
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    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

32. AMIN AB, Collins JP, Dong X, Leidner AJ, et al
    Use of the GSK MenACWY-CRM/MenB-4C Pentavalent Meningococcal Vaccine Among Persons Aged >/=10 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2025.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026;75:7-14.
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    Nat Med

33. VAN LIESHOUT TITAN A, Dodd PJ, Cohen T, Menzies NA, et al
    Estimating the number of incorrect tuberculosis diagnoses in low- and middle-income countries.
    Nat Med. 2026 Jan 7. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04097.
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    Pediatrics

34. BROOKS MB, Chiang SS
    Opportunities to Improve Outcomes for Children With Tuberculosis.
    Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 7:e2025074007. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-074007.
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35. BROWN LR, Smith M, van Schalkwyk C, Johnson LF, et al
    Epidemiology of Pediatric Tuberculosis in the Western Cape: A Population-Based Study (2017-2023).
    Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 7:e2025072223. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072223.
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    PLoS Biol

36. HEATER S, Voorhies M, Rodriguez RA, English BC, et al
    Rapid gain and loss of a chromosome drives key morphology and virulence phenotypes in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma.
    PLoS Biol. 2026;24:e3003224.
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37. GOWDY G, Prince A
    How do immunometabolites shape bacterial infections?
    PLoS Biol. 2026;24:e3003585.
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    PLoS Negl Trop Dis

38. KEERATIPUSANA C, Phuklia W, Phommadeechack V, Thaipadungpanit J, et al
    Complete genomes of Rickettsia typhi reveal a clonal population.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013828.
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39. BEKOLO CE, Wetie Tchakoutio PL, Endalle Esso L, Ewane L, et al
    Effectiveness of a reactive oral cholera vaccination during a cholera outbreak at the Douala New-Bell Central Prison in Cameroon.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013870.
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40. NATESAN SAMBATH H, Vitsupakorn S, Sreerama Reddy K, Brown L, et al
    In vitro evidence to support amphotericin B and flucytosine combination therapy for talaromycosis.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013884.
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41. TSAKU PA, Udo SO, Sunday P, Meka A, et al
    A randomised controlled trial of raw honey for the healing of ulcers in leprosy in Nigeria.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013454.
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42. MARTIN BM, Zhang Z, Vernal S, Jian H, et al
    Leptospirosis in the Caribbean Region between 2000 and 2022: A scoping review of morbidity and mortality.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20:e0013595.
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43. CHOO ELW, Ma P, Chow JY, Yim SH, et al
    Projecting long-term excess risks of major infectious diseases associated with future extreme weather events in Thailand.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20:e0013896.
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44. VENTURINI J, Fernandez NB, de Macedo PM, Cavalcante RS, et al
    Paracoccidioidomycosis in the 21st century: Challenges and milestones.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20:e0013819.
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    PLoS One

45. SLOB J, Hondebrink P, Koopman-van Gemert AWMM, van Baar ME, et al
    Cell salvage in bacterially contaminated surgical fields - A scoping review.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0339574.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
46. MUSEE HK, Mukhebi DW
    Genetic diversity, genetic population structure and epidemiology of multidrug resistance Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Kenya.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0339395.
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47. STURARO MC, Damaceno NDS, de Souza GHA, Echeverria JES, et al
    Safety and therapeutic potential evaluation of Cefotaxime plus Polymyxin B against polymyxin-carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a murine model.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0339990.
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48. GONZALEZ-SALAZAR LE, Verdeja-Padilla PA, Reyes-Ramirez AL, Flores-Lopez A, et al
    Incidence and factors associated with central line-associated bloodstream infection in patients with chronic intestinal failure. A 20-year retrolective cohort.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340064.
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49. OLSSON I, Nilsson AC, Didriksson I, Frigyesi A, et al
    Aetiology and impact of bacterial bloodstream infections in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: A prospective Swedish multicenter cohort study.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340476.
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50. HEIN M, Usmar N, Engel A, Rabiger-Vollmer J, et al
    What the landscape can tell: An integrative stratigraphic prospection approach to localize a Black Death mass grave in Erfurt/Central Germany.
    PLoS One. 2026;21.
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51. VERSCHUUREN TD, Guther J, Riccio ME, Martak D, et al
    Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from human carriage, the human-polluted environment, and food: Molecular epidemiology of two prospective cohorts in five European metropolitan areas.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0337346.
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52. LYNESS G, Verlander NQ, Beck CR
    Exposures associated with tuberculosis presentation and healthcare delays in South West England, 2015-2020.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340187.
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53. ABDELHAMED H, Riman MM, Arick MA 2nd, Dawood AS, et al
    Investigation mechanisms of action and resistance of Edwardsiella ictaluri to trans-cinnamaldehyde.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340053.
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54. KAVE S, Sikweyiya Y, Khuzwayo N
    Gender-transformative health promotion interventions for linking and retaining tuberculosis-diagnosed adult men in care in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0339666.
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55. PUTRI AFAP, Afandy D, Habibiy AZ, Nurhidayah SS, et al
    Does surgical approach affect Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis risk? A comparison between transanal Swenson-like and endorectal pull-throughs.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340813.
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56. DA SILVA JMN, Diaz-Quijano FA, Maia LTS, Sanchez MN, et al
    Space-time clustering and temporal trend analysis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil, 2010-2023.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0339784.
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57. ANDERSON REV, Chalmers G, Scott A, Murray R, et al
    Characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella recovered from dairy manure in Southern Ontario, Canada.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0336012.
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    PLoS Pathog

58. CHEN B, Vanden Buijs L, Vanderheijden N, Desmarets L, et al
    Serine protease-driven entry and S2' cleavage flexibility of feline coronavirus during feline enterocyte infections.
    PLoS Pathog. 2026;22:e1013854.
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59. FAN L, Sun Y, Lou F, Fang Z, et al
    Pp6-Pfkfb1 axis modulates intracellular bacterial proliferation by orchestrating host-pathogen metabolic crosstalk.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013304.
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60. GWYNNE PJ, Bourgeois JS, Pandit A, Asara JM, et al
    Lipid scavenging by the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013821.
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61. GLASER K, Rieger CB, Paluszkiewicz E, Thome UH, et al
    Ureaplasma-driven inhibition of the epithelial Na+ transport in fetal alveolar cells: A novel mechanism of Ureaplasma-mediated preterm lung disease.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013837.
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62. WARD D, Little RH, Thompson CMA, Malone JG, et al
    Cyclic-di-GMP controls Type III effector export and symptom development in Pseudomonas syringae infections via the export ATPase HrcN.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013376.
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63. FRISCH T, Geiser P, Komi M, Karlsson PA, et al
    The pcnB gene sustains Shigella flexneri virulence.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013727.
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