The Mycobacterium avium complex consists of epidemiologically distinct subsets. The
classification of these subsets is complicated by a number of factors, including the ambiguous …

Low-resource settings are disproportionately burdened by infectious diseases and
antimicrobial resistance. Good quality clinical bacteriology through a well functioning reference …

Accurate serologic tests to detect host antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome–related
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be critical for the public health response to the …

Background Global action plans to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) include
implementation of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), but few studies have directly addressed the …

Background Respiratory tract infections are frequent causes of hospitalization and initiation
of empirical antimicrobial therapy. Testing for a broad panel of respiratory viruses has been …

Intense antibiotic consumption in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) is fueled by
critical gaps in laboratory infrastructure and entrenched syndromic management of infectious …

Background: The role of remdesivir in the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19
remains ill defined in a global context. The World Health Organization Solidarity randomized …

Background Influenza is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults.
Even so, effectiveness of influenza vaccine for older adults has been reported to be lower …

Background The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in reducing influenza-related
hospitalizations among patients with COPD is not well described, and influenza vaccination uptake …

Background: Human coronaviruses are known causes of the common cold. Subtype OC43 (HCoV-OC43)
is the more prevalent human coronavirus in several parts of the world. Recent …