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Free Subscription 25.05.2026 1 Am J Trop Med Hyg 3 Ann Intern Med 2 Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1 BMC Pediatr 1 BMJ 4 Clin Infect Dis 1 Curr Microbiol 1 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1 Drugs 1 Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 7 J Antimicrob Chemother 4 J Bacteriol 1 J Clin Microbiol 2 J Immunol 1 J Infect Dis 3 J Med Microbiol 1 JAMA 1 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1 PLoS Med 2 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5 PLoS One 5 PLoS Pathog 3 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1 Science

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Am J Trop Med Hyg

1. LALAOUI R, Millogo A, Morsli M, Salipante F, et al
   Buruli Ulcer-Associated Staphylococcus aureus in Burkina Faso.
   Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 May 19:tpmd250444. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0444.
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   Ann Intern Med

2. GHABRIL M, Barros N
   In inpatients with acute-on-chronic liver failure, suspicion- vs. investigation-based antifungal therapy increased survival at 28 d.
   Ann Intern Med. 2026;179:JC58.
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3. ALBALOUL H, Nemer A, Saini N, Schuster MG, et al
   Infectious Diseases: What You May Have Missed in 2025.
   Ann Intern Med. 2026 Apr 14:e2600983. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-26-00983.
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4. DOUMAT G, Ratz D, Horowitz JK, Gandhi TN, et al
   Short Versus Longer Antibiotic Duration for Community-Acquired Pneumonia : A Multicenter Target Trial Emulation.
   Ann Intern Med. 2026;179:629-636.
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   Antimicrob Agents Chemother

5. VAHEDI-SHAHANDASHTI R, Nickel A-S, Eisele D, Lass-Florl C, et al
   Can voriconazole gradient diffusion testing results be extrapolated to isavuconazole and posaconazole in Aspergillus spp.? Comparative analysis with CLSI broth microdilution and cyp51A gene sequencing.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026 May 15:e0181325. doi: 10.1128/aac.01813.
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6. YOON MH, Culviner PH, Pereira Moraes M, Nitta H, et al
   Strain diversity drives heterogeneous responses to tuberculosis combination therapy.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026 May 15:e0184925. doi: 10.1128/aac.01849.
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   BMC Pediatr

7. MARTYN-DICKENS C, Idan JS, Mensah ME, Cobbinah AI, et al
   Paediatric tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a retrospective study at the Komfo Anokye teaching hospital in Ghana, 2014-2025.
   BMC Pediatr. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1186/s12887-026-06971.
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   BMJ

8. RIMMER A
   Meningitis: One student in Reading has died and two are being treated.
   BMJ. 2026;393:s959.
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   Clin Infect Dis

9. LOVEDAY M, Clarence E, Hlangu S, Singh N, et al
   Pregnant women with MDR/RR-TB and the all-oral 6-month regimen: experiences from a patient series in South Africa.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 22:ciag032. doi: 10.1093.
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10. VUYYURU SK, Singh U, Das P, Basant S, et al
    Association of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis With Crohn's Disease: A Large Multicenter Study From a Tuberculosis-Endemic Region.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;82:841-847.
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11. HUANG CC, Tan Q, Becerra MC, Calderon R, et al
    Impact of Diabetes Mellitus in Tuberculosis (TB) Patients on TB Transmission.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;82:829-840.
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12. ROBINSON AL, Boyle MG, Hogan PG, Malone SM, et al
    Evaluating Personal and Environmental Decolonization Strategies for Children With Skin and Soft Tissue Infection and Their Households - A Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026;82:868-877.
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    Curr Microbiol

13. BALLABEN AS, Cabrera JM, Moreira LM, Chandler M, et al
    One Health Genomic Perspective on Pseudescherichia vulneris: A Neglected Reservoir of Last-Resort Resistance Genes.
    Curr Microbiol. 2026;83:370.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

14. WOODARD GE
    Streptococcus pneumoniae: Pathogenesis, virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and therapeutic strategies.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026;116:117459.
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    Drugs

15. MCGUIGAN A
    Zoliflodacin: First Approval.
    Drugs. 2026;86:963-970.
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    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

16. JESPERSEN FVB, Jensen SS, Markvart M, Bundgaard H, et al
    Infective endocarditis and post-treatment bacteremia caused by oral microorganisms: a retrospective cohort study.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s10096-026-05540.
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    J Antimicrob Chemother

17. SUPPARITSCH S, Vychytil A, Zeitlinger M, Nussbaumer-Proll A, et al
    Efficacy of ceftazidime/avibactam against 10 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in icodextrin-based peritoneal dialysis solution and patient-derived dialysate.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag185.
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18. KUNZ COYNE AJ, Gray R, Gonnabathula P, May ES, et al
    Durability and mechanistic performance of aztreonam/avibactam versus aztreonam plus ceftazidime/avibactam against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complex.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag177.
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19. DRAKE S, Leininger J, Bazan JA, Coe K, et al
    High-dose daptomycin for the treatment of invasive infections due to Enterococcus faecalis isolates with intermediate susceptibility.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag179.
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20. LOU L, Xiao Y, Wang L, Li X, et al
    Population pharmacokinetic analysis and dosing regimen optimization of eravacycline in critically ill patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag178.
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21. KANG W, Kang W, Son Y, Kim J, et al
    Temporal association between aerosolized colistin use and colistin resistance in the ICU: a time-series analysis.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag169.
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22. ALANBARI N, Amoura A, Guerin F, Cosson G, et al
    Temocillin efficacy and emergence of resistance in Enterobacter cloacae Complex in a murine peritonitis model.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag151.
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23. MONGE-OLIVARES L, Lopez-Hernandez I, Fernandez-Cuenca F, Pascual Hernandez A, et al
    Evaluation of a novel lateral flow immunochromatographic assay, Certest ResisCheck(R) Carbapenemases, for the rapid detection and differentiation of carbapenemase in Gram-negative bacteria from bacterial culture.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026;81:dkag149.
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    J Bacteriol

24. YUE Y, Shinde D, Moore R 2nd, Yu Y, et al
    Spermidine biosynthesis by hypervirulent Francisella tularensis promotes fitness and salvages adenine.
    J Bacteriol. 2026;208:e0061625.
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25. BENDO JB, Debowski AW, Bzdyl NM, Iwasaki J, et al
    Trigger Factor in Burkholderia pseudomallei is essential for key virulence determinants, including host cell internalization, cytotoxicity, motility, and stress resistance.
    J Bacteriol. 2026;208:e0012426.
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26. AMERO K, St Geme JW 3rd
    Haemophilus influenzae: imposter, mucosal pathobiont, and model organism.
    J Bacteriol. 2026;208:e0008326.
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27. ARROYO-MENDOZA M, Lorenzi H, Phillips GJ, Hinton DM, et al
    Escherichia coli pathobionts and Crohn's disease: varied genetic paths leading to similar phenotypes.
    J Bacteriol. 2026;208:e0001626.
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    J Clin Microbiol

28. MELETIADIS J, Siopi M, Meinike Jorgensen K, Escribano P, et al
    Multicenter evaluation of low inoculum and a colorimetric assay for antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus fumigatus to echinocandins with the EUCAST E.Def 9.4.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2026 May 22:e0176325. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01763.
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    J Immunol

29. POWELL DA, Shubitz LF, Butkiewicz CD, Trinh HT, et al
    DECTIN-1 stalk length determines binding ability, immune response, and survival in a mouse model of coccidioidomycosis.
    J Immunol. 2026;215:vkag098.
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30. LV M, Li W, Xu Y, Chen G, et al
    Site-specific methylation of a TLR1 promoter SNP impedes CREB binding to impair antibacterial immunity in grass carp.
    J Immunol. 2026;215:vkag065.
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    J Infect Dis

31. HUGHES JA, Brooks KM, Fairlie L, Best BM, et al
    Letter Reply to "Mind the Postpartum Trough: Closing the Clofazimine Exposure Gap After Delivery in Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis".
    J Infect Dis. 2026 May 18:jiag231. doi: 10.1093.
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    J Med Microbiol

32. SMELTER DF, Volk CF, Gandhi R, Sakoulas G, et al
    Elevated urinary glycosaminoglycans in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia with endovascular source.
    J Med Microbiol. 2026;75.
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33. VIPOND B, Childs N, Hopes R, Hirst D, et al
    Evaluation of the Hologic Aptima Vaginitis assays for microbiological diagnosis of vaginitis in women with abnormal vaginal discharge attending primary care.
    J Med Microbiol. 2026;75:002163.
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34. CHEN R, Xu Y
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is associated with alveolar macrophage M2 polarization via MERTK-mediated NLRC4 inflammasome activation.
    J Med Microbiol. 2026;75:002166.
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    JAMA

35. SAVAGE TJ, Butler AM, Kronman MP, Durkin MJ, et al
    Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Amoxicillin for Acute Sinusitis in Adults.
    JAMA. 2026;335:1694-1705.
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    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

36. ALOOSH M, Saeed HM, Mataseje LF
    Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales Infection and Colonization in a Long-Term Care Facility - Ontario, Canada, May 2024-January 2025.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026;75:241-245.
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    PLoS Med

37. ODIH EE, Abdulahi JA, Amulele AV, Bates M, et al
    Contribution of nosocomial transmission to Klebsiella pneumoniae neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: An observational study of infection clusters inferred from pathogen genomics and temporal data.
    PLoS Med. 2026;23:e1005077.
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    PLoS Negl Trop Dis

38. HOEKSTRA M, Lattwein KR, van de Sande WWJ
    Mycetoma.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20:e0014291.
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39. NIU Y, Zhang Y, Zhou S, Liu G, et al
    Evolutionary trends of plague research from 2016 to 2025: A bibliometric analysis.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20:e0014337.
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    PLoS One

40. ZHU W, Zhu H
    Development of a multiplex fluorescent qPCR assay for the simultaneous detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus and pathogenic Escherichia coli.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0349315.
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41. MUBANGA C, Mubanga M, Chilyabanyama ON, Phiri M, et al
    Evaluation of plasma anti-CS3 and anti-LTB IgG avidity among Zambian children vaccinated with ETVAX.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0335327.
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42. TARANNUM S, Kamal AM, Islam MT, Islam MA, et al
    Factors influencing N95 respirator use among healthcare workers in a TB specialized hospital, Bangladesh.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0331726.
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43. BHALLA N, Angrish N
    Large-scale cryptic proteome mining revealed potential phage-mediated host-pathogen genetic exchange in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0348602.
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44. KIVATA MW, Eyase FL, Bulimo WD, Oundo V, et al
    Genomic diversity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates in Kenya revealed by MLST, NG-MAST, and NG-STAR typing.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0335831.
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    PLoS Pathog

45. KUDVA IT, Biernbaum EN, Cassmann ED, Palmer MV, et al
    The carbon starvation-inducible lipoprotein (Slp) influences differential adherence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at the bovine rectoanal junction.
    PLoS Pathog. 2026;22:e1013584.
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46. CHEN X, Liu X, Liu J, Huang H, et al
    Leptospiral dissemination is restrained by liver macrophages through Clec4d-driven capture via C/EBPbeta activation.
    PLoS Pathog. 2026;22:e1014232.
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47. DAWOODBHOY KM, Beudeker CR, Theofilidis P, Masson FM, et al
    Excessive C5 conversion prevents C9 polymerisation and subsequent MAC-dependent killing of Klebsiella pneumoniae.
    PLoS Pathog. 2026;22:e1013818.
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48. YU Q, Mortimer TD, Blomqvist SOP, Bowcutt B, et al
    Diversity and evolution of a phase-variable multi-locus antigen in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
    PLoS Pathog. 2026;22:e1013962.
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49. MORALES RIVERA AG, Bala A, Casella LG, Brunson DN, et al
    Characterization of a novel cell wall-associated nucleotidase of Enterococcus faecalis that degrades extracellular c-di-AMP.
    PLoS Pathog. 2026;22:e1014206.
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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

50. COHEN BLM, Croke K, Hanage WP, Cohen T, et al
    Migration-linked TB epidemics: How TB elimination in high-income countries depends on the success of TB control in high-burden settings.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123:e2611864123.
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51. DOOKIE R, Narciso AR, Gaytan MO, Narayana Moorthy A, et al
    Pneumococcal membrane particles promote serotype-independent cellular and humoral immunity and protect against pneumococcal colonization.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123:e2537226123.
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52. WURSTER S, Pantaleon Garcia J, Wang Y, Albert ND, et al
    Early adjunct anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy improves outcomes and restores infection-induced immune paralysis in mice with invasive pulmonary mucormycosis.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123:e2512042123.
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    Science

53. HARIMOTO T, Herrero Quevedo F, Zillig J, Schreiber S, et al
    Implantable living materials autonomously deliver therapeutics using contained engineered bacteria.
    Science. 2026;392:729-734.
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