Infection Current Awareness Update 11/04/2022

Infection Current Awareness Update – 11/04/2022
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Infection-related guidance
• British Medical Association - 1
• British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - 1
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - 1
Infection-related journals
• American Journal of Infection Control - 1
• Clinical Infectious Diseases - Advance Access - 11
• Clinical Infectious Diseases - Current Issue - 35
• Clinical Microbiology and Infection - 5
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - ahead of print - 13
• European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - 3
• Eurosurveillance latest updates - 5
• Hepatology - 1
• Infection - 5
• Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - FirstView Article - 7
• International Journal of Infectious Diseases - 28
• Journal of Clinical Microbiology - 7
• Journal of Hospital Infection - 5
• Journal of Infection - 20
• Journal of Medical Microbiology - 1
• Journal of Virology Current Issue - 11
• Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews: Current Issue - 1

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - 6
• New England Journal of Medicine - Current Issue - 5
• Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases: Table of Contents - 18
• Sexually Transmitted Infection Online First - 1
NIS Affiliation
• PubMed: NIS affiliation - 2

Infection-related guidance

British Medical Association
Reaffirming the importance of human rights in global medicine and
healthcare
06 Apr 2022
The BMA's report on human rights covers responsibilities and guidance for doctors working
in a radically changed landscape
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British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Superbug Stories: How a broken leg took 12 years to heal after a
resistant infection took hold
05 Apr 2022
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s leading causes of illness and death,
causing misery to millions every year. As part of a new series, we are featuring stories of
patients who have been affected by AMR, as told to Antibiotic Research UK. In this story,
Annabelle explains how a superbug infection took hold following a horse-riding accident.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Testing for tuberculosis infection and screening for tuberculosis disease
among refugees arriving in European countries from Ukraine
07 Apr 2022
This document provides an overview of public health guidance on testing for TB infection, TB
preventive treatment and screening for TB disease, in the context of the mass influx of
people arriving in European countries from Ukraine.
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Infection-related journals

American Journal of Infection Control
Health Care-Associated Infections Studies Project: An American
Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network
Data Quality Collaboration Case Study – Chapter 9 Surgical Site
Infection Event (SSI) Case Study
10 Apr 2022
This case study is part of a series centered on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare-associated infection

(HAI) surveillance definitions. This specific case study focuses on the application of common
surveillance concepts included in the Patient Safety Component, Chapter 9 - Surgical Site
Infection Event (SSI)
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Clinical Infectious Diseases - Advance Access
Antiretroviral initiation at ≥800 CD4+ cells/ mm 3 associated with lower
HIV reservoir size
09 Apr 2022
Spontaneous Clearance Of Vertically Acquired Hepatitis C Infection:
Implications For Testing And Treatment
09 Apr 2022
Corrigendum to: Guidance for Systematic Integration of Undernutrition
in Attributing Cause of Death in Children
09 Apr 2022
Reply to Author
07 Apr 2022
High SARS-CoV-2 household transmission rates detected by dense
saliva sampling
06 Apr 2022
Immune response to LinB13, a Lutzomyia intermedia salivary protein
correlates with disease severity in tegumentary leishmaniasis
06 Apr 2022
Bacteremia with Anaerobic Bacteria and Association with Colorectal
Cancer: A Population-based Cohort Study
05 Apr 2022
Bacterial STI Incidence among Southern MSM Living with HIV in the
Treatment as Prevention Era, 2014-2019
05 Apr 2022
SARS-CoV-2 Naturally Acquired Immunity vs. Vaccine-induced
Immunity, Reinfections versus Breakthrough Infections: a Retrospective
Cohort Study
05 Apr 2022
Introducing the Escalation Antibiogram: A Simple Tool to Inform
Changes in Empiric Antimicrobials in the Non-Responding Patient
05 Apr 2022
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Bedaquiline in HIV-Positive and
Negative Older Children and Adolescents with Rifampicin-Resistant
Tuberculosis
04 Apr 2022
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Clinical Infectious Diseases - Current Issue
Congenital Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated With
Decreased Transplacental IgG Transfer Efficiency Due to Maternal
Hypergammaglobulinemia
10 Apr 2022
Eleanor C Semmes, Shuk Hang Li, Jillian H Hurst, Zidanyue Yang, Donna Niedzwiecki ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1131–1140,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab627 We evaluated transplacental IgG transfer in a case-

control cohort of mother-infant pairs with and without congenital human cytomegalovirus
(cCMV) infection
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Cumulative
Incidence, United States, August 2020–December 2020
10 Apr 2022
Patrick Sean Sullivan, Aaron J Siegler, Kayoko Shioda, Eric W Hall, Heather Bradley ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1141–1150,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab626 One in 8 US adults had been infected with severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by late October 2020; however, few had been accounted
for in public health reporting
Mother to Infant Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in the Face of
Neonatal Immunization Is Not Necessarily Primary Vaccine Failure
10 Apr 2022
Samreen Ijaz, Jade Derrick, Justin Shute, Georgina Ireland, Iain Hayden ... Clinical Infectious
Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1151–1157,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab622 Analysis of virological markers from the neonate and early
infancy indicates there are multiple mechanisms associated with HBV transmission from
mother to infant
Single-dose mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Including Alpha
and Gamma Variants: A Test-negative Design in Adults 70 Years and
Older in British Columbia, Canada
10 Apr 2022
Danuta M Skowronski, Solmaz Setayeshgar, Macy Zou, Natalie Prystajecky, John R Tyson
... Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1158–1165,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab616 Vaccine effectiveness estimated by test-negative design
in British Columbia, Canada, shows one dose of mRNA vaccine reduced the risk of SARS-
CoV-2 infection in adults ≥70-years-old by about
Relapse of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale Malaria With and
Without Primaquine Treatment in a Nonendemic Area
10 Apr 2022
Andreas Wångdahl, Klara Sondén, Katja Wyss, Christine Stenström, David Björklund ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1199–1207,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab610 The risk of relapse was lower in P. ovale compared to P.
vivax. Primaquine treatment significantly reduced the risk of P. vivax relapse, whereas for P
An Observational Cohort Study on the Incidence of Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection and
B.1.1.7 Variant Infection in Healthcare Workers by Antibody and
Vaccination Status
10 Apr 2022
Sheila F Lumley, Gillian Rodger, Bede Constantinides, Nicholas Sanderson, Kevin K Chau ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1208–1219,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab608 Natural infection resulting in detectable anti-spike
antibodies and two vaccine doses both provided ≥85% protection against symptomatic and
asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare
Long-Term Persistence of Spike Protein Antibody and Predictive
Modeling of Antibody Dynamics After Infection With Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
10 Apr 2022
Louis Grandjean, Anja Saso, Arturo Torres Ortiz, Tanya Lam, James Hatcher ... Clinical
Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1220–1229,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab607 We demonstrate persistence of spike protein and decay
of nucleoprotein antibody in serial samples from 349 patients up to 200 days after severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and

Anogenital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection, Seroprevalence,
and Risk Factors for HPV Seropositivity Among Sexually Active Men
Enrolled in a Global HPV Vaccine Trial
10 Apr 2022
Joseph E Tota, Anna R Giuliano, Stephen E Goldstone, Brady Dubin, Alfred Saah ... Clinical
Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1247–1256,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab603 Among sexually active men in a global vaccine trial, DNA
prevalence and seroprevalence for 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine types was higher
in men who have sex with men (vs heterosexual men) but
The BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Elicits Robust Humoral and Cellular
Immune Responses in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV)
10 Apr 2022
Bezawit A Woldemeskel, Andrew H Karaba, Caroline C Garliss, Evan J Beck, Kristy H Wang
... Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1268–1270,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab648 Abstract View article Supplementary data
Coronavirus Disease 2019–Associated Mucormycosis: Risk Factors
and Mechanisms of Disease
10 Apr 2022
Shivakumar Narayanan, Joel V Chua, John W Baddley Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume
74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1279–1283, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab726 The spike in
cases of coronavirus disease 2019–associated mucormycosis reported from India during the
pandemic surge in early 2021 may be due to an unfortunate alignment of multiple risk
factors, chiefly dysglycemia and steroid
Undetected and Relatively Sustained Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Circulation Worldwide During 2019
10 Apr 2022
Stefano Petti Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1313–
1314, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab727 Extract View article
Working HAND in HAND: Central Nervous System Complications in
People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
10 Apr 2022
Leah H Rubin, Beau M Ances Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022,
Page 1314, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab723 Extract View article
Heterologous ChAdOx1-S/BNT162b2 Vaccination: Neutralizing
Antibody Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
10 Apr 2022
Chloé Dimeglio, Fabrice Herin, Isabelle Da-Silva, Isabelle Jougla, Claire Pradere ... Clinical
Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1315–1316,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab705 Extract View article
Rifampin for Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection: Do We Still Need
a Randomized Controlled Trial?
10 Apr 2022
Henk Scheper, Mark G J De Boer Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April
2022, Pages 1316–1318, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab704 Extract View article
Reply to Scheper and De Boer
10 Apr 2022
Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Alex Soriano Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1
April 2022, Page 1318, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab706 Extract View article
Letter to editor regarding “Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of
Pregnant Women With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic
Review and Meta-analysis”
10 Apr 2022

Jianghui Cai, Yonghong Lin, Meng-Jun Wu Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7,
1 April 2022, Page 1319, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab690 Extract View article
Reply to Wu, et al
10 Apr 2022
Reem Matar, M Hassan Murad, Layan Alrahmani Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74,
Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1319–1320, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab694 Extract View
article
Correction to: Dose, Timing, and Spectrum of Prenatal Antibiotic
Exposure and Risk of Childhood Asthma
10 Apr 2022
Kedir N Turi, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Tan Ding, Andrew Abreo, Cosby Stone ... Clinical
Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Page 1321,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac148 Extract View article
Erratum to: Characterization of an Asymptomatic Cohort of Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infected
Individuals Outside of Wuhan, China
10 Apr 2022
Yubo Wang, Yong He, Jin Tong, Yalan Qin, Ting Xie ... Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume
74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Page 1322, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab530 Extract View article
Longitudinal Assessment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine
Acceptance and Uptake Among Frontline Medical Workers in Los
Angeles, California
10 Apr 2022
Megan Halbrook, Adva Gadoth, Rachel Martin-Blais, Ashley N Gray, Saman Kashani ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1166–1173,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab614 Trust in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines
increased markedly over the fall of 2020, primarily owing to increased vaccine
communications, and reduced barriers to vaccination through
US Hospitalizations and 60-Day Readmission Rates Associated With
Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis: Analysis of All Cause
Readmissions and Encephalopathy Associated Readmissions
10 Apr 2022
Michael A Hansen, Rodrigo Hasbun Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April
2022, Pages 1174–1182, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab613 Readmissions occurred in
approximately 1 of every 4 HSE cases that survived and were often associated with an
encephalopathic diagnosis at readmission (12%–20%)
Patient Access in 14 High-Income Countries to New Antibacterials
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, European
Medicines Agency, Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Agency, or Health Canada, 2010–2020
10 Apr 2022
Kevin Outterson, Ebiowei S F Orubu, John Rex, Christine Årdal, Muhammad H Zaman
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1183–1190,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab612 Antibacterials approved since 2010 are not being
commercially launched promptly in many high-income countries, even after regulatory
approval
Persistent Symptoms in Adult Patients 1 Year After Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Prospective Cohort Study
10 Apr 2022
Jessica Seeßle, Tim Waterboer, Theresa Hippchen, Julia Simon, Marietta Kirchner ... Clinical
Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1191–1198,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab611 Neurocognitive long-COVID symptoms can persist at
least for 1 year after acute COVID-19 and reduce life quality significantly

Prevalence of Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection: Impact of Sex,
Race/Ethnicity, and Vaccination Status
10 Apr 2022
Abbey B Berenson, Jacqueline M Hirth, Mihyun Chang Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume
74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1230–1236, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab605 Oral human
papillomavirus prevalence is higher among males than females, vaccinated and
unvaccinated, possibly because fewer males get vaccinated before initiating oral sex
Cytomegalovirus Viremia and Clinical Outcomes in Kenyan Children
Diagnosed With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Hospital
10 Apr 2022
Dalton Wamalwa, Irene Njuguna, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Emily Begnel, Daisy J Chebet
... Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1237–1246,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab604 In Kenyan children ≤ 12 years old diagnosed with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in hospital, cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia at ≥1000 IU/mL
was found in 32% of children and associated with
Midline Destructive Lesions in Previously Healthy Adult
10 Apr 2022
Elisabeth Gómez-Moyano, Silvestre Martínez García, Maria Ayala-Blanca, Francisco
Jimenez Oñate, Leandro Martínez Pilar Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1
April 2022, Pages 1257–1259, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz559 Extract View article
Remdesivir for the Prevention of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation or
Death in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Post Hoc Analysis
of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial-1 Cohort Data
10 Apr 2022
Catharine I Paules, Shannon K Gallagher, Rekha R Rapaka, Richard T Davey, Sarah B
Doernberg ... Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1260–
1264, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab695 Abstract View article Supplementary data
COVID-19 Outbreak Associated With a Fitness Center—Minnesota,
September–November 2020
10 Apr 2022
Tara Suhs, Daniel Gerlach, Jacob Garfin, Alexandra Lorentz, Melanie Firestone ... Clinical
Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1265–1267,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab653 Abstract View article
Effects of Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 With Convalescent
Plasma in 25 B-Cell–Depleted Patients
10 Apr 2022
Arvind Gharbharan, Corine H GeurtsvanKessel, Carlijn C E Jordans, Marc Blaauw, Marjolein
van der Klift ... Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1271–
1274, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab647 Abstract View article Supplementary data
Determining the Incidence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Among Early
Recipients of COVID-19 Vaccines (DISCOVER-COVID-19): A
Prospective Cohort Study of Healthcare Workers Before, During and
After Vaccination
10 Apr 2022
Crystal M North, Amy Barczak, Robert H Goldstein, Brian C Healy, Dianne M Finkelstein ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1275–1278,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab643 Abstract View article Supplementary data
Envisioning Future Urinary Tract Infection Diagnostics
10 Apr 2022
Robin Patel, Christopher R Polage, Jennifer Dien Bard, Larissa May, Francesca M Lee ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1284–1292,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab749 Urinary tract infections are among the most common
bacterial infections in the United States and are a major driver of antibiotic use, both
appropriate and inappropriate, across healthcare

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Albendazole and Other Benzimidazole
Anthelmintics for Rat Lungworm Disease (Neuroangiostrongyliasis): A
Systematic Analysis of Clinical Reports and Animal Studies
10 Apr 2022
John Jacob, Argon Steel, Zhain Lin, Fiona Berger, Katrin Zöeller ... Clinical Infectious
Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1293–1302,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab730 Historically, there have been concerns in using
benzimidazole anthelmintics for neuroangiostrongyliasis management
Cefiderocol: A New Cephalosporin Stratagem Against Multidrug-
Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
10 Apr 2022
Sharon Ong’uti, Mary Czech, Elizabeth Robilotti, Marisa Holubar Clinical Infectious Diseases,
Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages 1303–1312, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab757
Cefiderocol, a siderophore cephalosporin, demonstrates in vitro activity against multidrug-
resistant gram-negative bacteria and is approved for complicated urinary tract infections and
nosocomial pneumonia caused by
Erratum to: Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Death in a Population Cohort Study from the Western Cape Province,
South Africa
10 Apr 2022
Western Cape Department of Health in collaboration with the National Institute for
Communicable Diseases, South Africa Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1
April 2022, Page 1321, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab803 Extract View article
1 April 2022—In the Literature
10 Apr 2022
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 74, Issue 7, 1 April 2022, Pages i–ii,
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac093 Extract View article
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Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Antilogic, a new supervised machine learning software for the
automatic interpretation of antibiotic susceptibility testing in clinical
microbiology: proof-of-concept on three frequently isolated bacterial
species
10 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 8 April 2022Source: Clinical Microbiology and
InfectionAuthor(s): Andriamiharimamy Rajaonison, Stéphanie Le Page, Thomas Maurin,
Hervé Chaudet, Didier Raoult, Sophie Alexandra Baron, Jean-Marc Rolain
Learning from and optimising divergent pandemic responses
08 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 7 April 2022Source: Clinical Microbiology and
InfectionAuthor(s): Julian W. Tang, Kin On Kwok
‘Vaccine effectiveness of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 against COVID-19 in a
socially vulnerable community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil' – Author’s reply
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: Clinical Microbiology and
InfectionAuthor(s): Otavio T. Ranzani, Fernando A. Bozza, all co-authors
'Treatment of Coxiella burnetii endocarditis with hydroxychloroquine' –
Author’s reply
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: Clinical Microbiology and
InfectionAuthor(s): J.P. Stahl, E. Varon, J.P. Bru

Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin in critically ill children
including those undergoing continuous kidney replacement therapy
05 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2022Source: Clinical Microbiology and
InfectionAuthor(s): Laura Butragueño-Laiseca, Nicolás Marco-Ariño, Iñaki F. Troconiz,
Santiago Grau, Nuria Campillo, Xandra García, Belén Padilla, Sarah Nicole Fernández,
María Slöcker, María José Santiago
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - ahead of print
Recombinant BA.1/BA.2 SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Arriving Travelers, Hong
Kong, February 2022
08 Apr 2022
H. Gu et al.
Evidence of Prolonged Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Endemicity by Retrospective Serosurvey, Eastern Spain
07 Apr 2022
L. Carrera-Faja et al.
Emerging Novel Reassortant Influenza A(H5N6) Viruses in Poultry and
Humans, China, 2021
07 Apr 2022
W. Jiang et al.
Novel Hendra Virus Variant Circulating in Black Flying Foxes and Grey-
Headed Flying Foxes, Australia
07 Apr 2022
A. J. Peel et al.
Secondary Attack Rate, Transmission and Incubation Periods, and
Serial Interval of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, Spain
07 Apr 2022
J. Del Águila-Mejía et al.
Pertactin-Deficient Bordetella pertussis with Unusual Mechanism of
Pertactin Disruption, Spain, 1986–2018
06 Apr 2022
A. Mir-Cros et al.
Determining Existing Human Population Immunity as Part of Assessing
Influenza Pandemic Risk
06 Apr 2022
J. Cheung et al.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses in
Satellite-Tracked Wild Ducks, Ningxia, China, 2020
06 Apr 2022
X. Lv et al.
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Prevalence and Population-Based Death Rates,
Greater Omdurman, Sudan
06 Apr 2022
W. Moser et al.
Breast Milk as Route of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Transmission
from Mother to Infant
06 Apr 2022
J. Kerlik et al.
Lack of Evidence for Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks
Collected from Animals, Corsica, France

06 Apr 2022
V. Cicculli et al.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a Red Ruffed Lemur at a Zoo,
Louisiana, USA
06 Apr 2022
J. Rizor et al.
Introduction and Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and
Dynamics of BA.1 and BA.1.1 Sublineages, Finland, December 2021
04 Apr 2022
H. Vauhkonen et al.
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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Rapid LC–MS/MS detection of different carbapenemase types in
carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
09 Apr 2022
Abstract Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-2, metallo-beta-lactamases (MBL),
and oxacillinase (OXA)-48-like carbapenemases are considered the most important
carbapenemases. In vitro studies have demonstrated that the carbapenemase activity of
KPC-2 and MBL can be inhibited by 3-aminophenylboronic acid and
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), respectively
Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) variants from dengue virus clinical
samples revealed mutations that influence NS1 production and
secretion
09 Apr 2022
Abstract Dengue diagnosis primarily relies on NS1 ELISA and serological (IgG/IgM) tests.
There are reports of low and variable sensitivity of the widely used NS1 ELISA tests. Poor
sensitivity has been attributed to patient’s infection status, prevalent serotypes, and the
geographical origin of the samples
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is crucial when treating Finegoldia
magna infections
07 Apr 2022
Abstract Finegoldia magna is an anaerobic gram-positive bacterium that can cause invasive
human infections. Recently, a 52-year-old patient suffering from a periprosthetic joint
infection (PJI) due to F. magna was treated with cefepime on hemodialysis; however,
treatment failed due to relapse caused by antibiotic-resistant strains. Reports on the
antimicrobial susceptibility of F
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Eurosurveillance latest updates
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis was associated with no impact on
sexually transmitted infection prevalence in a high-prevalence
population of predominantly men who have sex with men, Germany,
2018 to 2019
07 Apr 2022
Introduction Despite increased use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Germany, HIV
infection rates are not declining and little is known about how this prevention method affects
the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men who have sex with men
(MSM)
HIV-1-infection in a man who has sex with men despite self-reported
excellent adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis, the Netherlands,

August 2021: be alert to emtricitabine/tenofovir-resistant strain
transmission
07 Apr 2022
In August 2021, a man who has sex with men was diagnosed with HIV-1 infection despite
using event-driven pre-exposure prophylaxis for over 2 years with self-reported excellent
adherence. Sequencing identified resistance-associated mutations (RAM) M184V and K65R,
conferring resistance to emtricitabine and tenofovir, and RAM V108I and E138A. Background
RAM prevalence was two of 164 (1
Job vacancy at Eurosurveillance / ECDC
07 Apr 2022
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections with Chlamydia
trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium and
Trichomonas vaginalis: findings from the National Survey of Sexual
Lifestyles, Attitudes and Health, Slovenia, 2016 to 2017
07 Apr 2022
Background To inform prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), we
need reliable prevalence estimates. Aim One objective of the Slovenian National Survey of
Sexual Lifestyles, Attitudes and Health was to estimate the prevalence of STIs with
Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium and Trichomonas
vaginalis
HIV, STI and renal function testing frequency and STI history among
current users of self-funded HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, a cross-
sectional study, Germany, 2018 and 2019
07 Apr 2022
Introduction Users of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) require periodic testing for HIV,
sexually transmitted infections (STI) and renal function. Before PrEP was made free of
charge through statutory health insurance in late 2019, PrEP users in Germany had to pay
for testing themselves
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Hepatology
Letter to the editor: HBeAg expression suppressing/abolishing mutation
elevated HBV DNA level in HBeAg‐negative patients with chronic HBV
infection
05 Apr 2022
Hepatology, Accepted Article.
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Infection
Rapid comparative evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 rapid point-of-care
antigen tests
09 Apr 2022
Abstract Purpose The objective of this study was to develop a scalable approach for direct
comparison of the analytical sensitivities of commercially available SARS-CoV-2 antigen
point-of-care tests (AgPOCTs) to rapidly identify poor-performing products
Myelitis with flaccid paralysis due to Japanese encephalitis: case report
and review of the literature
09 Apr 2022
Abstract Background Japanese encephalitis is an arthropod-borne zoonotic flavivirus
infection endemic to tropical and subtropical Asia. A minority of infections leads to a
symptomatic course, but affected patients often develop life-threatening encephalitis with
severe sequelae

Correspondence to: hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after SARS-
CoV-2 vaccination
07 Apr 2022
Durability of anti-spike antibodies after vaccination with mRNA SARS-
CoV-2 vaccine is longer in subjects with previous infection: could the
booster dose be delayed?
07 Apr 2022
Abstract Purpose The long-term effectiveness of BNT162b2/Pfizer vaccine remains
undetermined. This observational prospective study was designed to verify durability of
antibodies against the viral receptor-binding domain (RBD) spike (S)-protein (RBD S-Protein
IgG) after the second-dose administration of the vaccine among Health Care Workers
(HCWs)
Evaluating current practice and knowledge about antibiotic stewardship
principles in paediatric tertiary hospitals to identify target areas for
future teaching activities
02 Apr 2022
Abstract Purpose Antibiotic exposure among hospitalized children is very high. With
inappropriate antimicrobial use resulting in increased rates of antimicrobial resistance, the
implementation of antibiotic stewardship programs is critically needed
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - FirstView Article
Quantitative fit-test concordance of a pair of similar-fit 3M Aura
respirator models, 3M 9320A+ and 3M 1870+: A randomized crossover
study
07 Apr 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:
A mixed-methods evaluation on the efficacy and perceptions of
needleless connector disinfectants
07 Apr 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:
Protein detection by fluorescence of manually cleaned high-speed
dental handpieces
07 Apr 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:
Decline in oral antimicrobial prescription in the outpatient setting after
nationwide implementation of financial incentives and provider
education: An interrupted time-series analysis
06 Apr 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:
Effect of influenza vaccination among healthcare workers on hospital-
acquired influenza in short-stay hospitalized patients: A multicenter pilot
study in France
06 Apr 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:
Tuberculosis attributed to transmission within healthcare facilities,
Botswana—The Kopanyo Study
06 Apr 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:

Factors associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among
Thai healthcare personnel with high-risk exposures: The important roles
of double masking and physical distancing while eating
18 Mar 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press:
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Using SARS-CoV-2 anti-S IgG levels as a marker of previous infection:
Example from an Israeli Healthcare worker cohort
10 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Kamal Abu Jabal, Michael Edelstein
Characteristics of human leptospirosis in three different geographical
and climatic zones of Vietnam: A hospital-based study
10 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 10 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Le Thi Phuong Mai, Luu Phuong Dung, Tran Ngoc Phuong Mai, Nguyen
Thi My Hanh, Phan Dang Than, Tran Van Dinh, Nguyen Tu Quyet, Hoang Hai, Do Bich
Ngoc, Pham Thanh Hai, Luong Minh Hoa, Nguyen Thi Thu, Tran Nhu Duong, Dang Duc Anh
Posaconazole or Isavuconazole as sole or predominant anti-fungal
therapy for COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis. A retrospective
observational case series
10 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Rajeev Soman, Sourabh Chakraborty, Geethu Joe
Response to Abdelrahman M et al commentary on “Parasites Protect
from Severe COVID-19. Myth or Reality?”
10 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Dawit Wolday, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit
Surgical Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary
Disease, and a Combination of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Tuberculosis
08 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 8 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Dmitrii Borisivich Giller, Galina Vladimirovna Shcherbakova, Andrey
Nikolaevich Gerasimov, Sergey Viktorovich Smerdin, Ivan Ivanivich Martel, Oleg
Schamilevich Kesaev, Vadim Valerievich Koroev, Lyudmila Petrovna Severova
Superinfection is associated with short-term outcome and mortality in
viral respiratory tract infections during the fall-winter seasons 2016-
2018 in the Greater Paris area: the SUPERFLUOUS study
08 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 8 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Benjamin Davido, Benoit Lemarie, Elyanne Gault, Marion Pepin, Karim
Jaffal, Sebastien Beaune, Lotfi Dahmane, Jennifer Dumoulin, Segolene Greffe, Djillali
Annane, Pierre De Truchis
Effect of a Two-Dose vs Three-Dose Vaccine Strategy in Residential
Colleges Using an Empirical Proximity Network
08 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 8 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Hali L. Hambridge, Rebecca Kahn, Jukka-Pekka Onnela

Genomic profiles of vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 strains from
Odisha, India
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Arup Ghosh, Safal Walia, Roma Rattan, Amol Kanampalliwar, Atimukta
Jha, Shifu Aggarwal, Sana Fatma, Niyati Das, Nirupama Chayani, Punit Prasad, Sunil K.
Raghav, Ajay Parida
Serological surveillance of healthcare workers to evaluate natural
infection- and vaccine-derived immunity to SARS-CoV-2 during an
outbreak in Dili, Timor-Leste
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Paul Arkell, Celia Gusmao, Sarah L. Sheridan, Maria Y. Tanesi, Nelia
Gomes, Tessa Oakley, Johanna Wapling, Lucsendar Alves, Stacey Kopf, Nevio Sarmento,
Ismael Da Costa Barreto, Salvador Amaral, Anthony D.K
A 10-year Review of TB Notifications and Mortality Trends Using a Joint
Point Analysis in Zambia - a High TB burden country: Invited article –
IJID World TB Day Series 2022
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 29 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Patrick Lungu, Clara Kasapo, Reford Mihova, Rhehab Chimzizi, Lyapa
Sikazwe, Isaac Banda, Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Nathan
Kapata, Alimuddin Zumla, Peter Mwaba
Third of patients have gustatory dysfunction 9 months after SARS-CoV-
2 infection: the ANOSVID study
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 30 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Timothée Klopfenstein, Can Tipirdamaz, Vincent Gendrin, Molka Osman,
Julien Mercier, Elodie Bouvier, Kevin Bouiller, Quentin Lepiller, Lynda Toko, Alix Pierron,
Pierre-Yves Royer, Pauline Garnier, N'dri-Juliette Kadiane-Oussou, Catherine Chirouze,
Souheil Zayet
Clinical Characteristics of HIV-associated Talaromyces marneffei
Infection of Intestine in Southern China
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Zhiman Xie, Jingzhen Lai, Renping Peng, Minhong Mou, Hao Liang,
Chuanyi Ning
Sphingomonas paucimobilis bloodstream infection is a predominantly
community-onset disease with significant lethality
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Kevin B. Laupland, David L. Paterson, Adam G. Stewart, Felicity
Edwards, Patrick N.A. Harris
Extrapulmonary pneumocystosis in an antiretroviral therapy-naïve, HIV-
positive patient
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Makoto Hasegawa, Yuji Ito, Yasuhiro Osugi, Masahiro Hashimoto,
Nanako Hashimoto, Kunio Yano
Contribution of CD4+ T cell mediated inflammation to diarrhoea in
patients with COVID-19
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Xiaobing Wang, Jia Wei, Ruiping Zhu, Liping Chen, Feng Ding, Rui
Zhou, Liuqing Ge, Jun Xiao, Qiu Zhao

Application of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation to respiratory
complications of severe tetanus: a case report
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Keita Imanishi, Kazuhiro Yasuo
Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on vaccine-preventable disease
campaigns
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Lee Lee Ho, Santosh Gurung, Imran Mirza, Hemanthi Dassanayake
Nicolas, Claudia Steulet, Ashley L Burman, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Samir V. Sodha,
Katrina Kretsinger
Diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 saliva antigen testing in a real-life
clinical setting
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 30 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Sabrina Jegerlehner, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Philipp Jent, Pascal Bittel,
Michael Nagler
Role of procalcitonin as a predictor of clinical outcomes in hospitalized
patients with COVID-19
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Ian Jackson, Hadi Jaradeh, Sarah Aurit, Ali Aldamen, Shraddha
Narechania, Christopher Destache, Manasa Velagapudi
Armed conflict and human displacement may lead to an increase in the
burden of tuberculosis in Europe
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 29 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Victor Dahl, Simon Tiberi, Delia Goletti, Christian Wejse
Antimicrobial Resistance Through the Lens of One Health in Ethiopia: A
Review of the Literature Among Humans, Animals, and the
Environment
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Ayako Wendy Fujita, Kaitlyn Werner, Jesse T. Jacob, Rea Tschopp,
Gezahegne Mamo, Adane Mihret, Alemseged Abdissa, Russell Kempker, Paulina A.
Rebolledo
Nosocomial outbreak of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
among healthcare workers in a single hospital in Daegu, Korea
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Sohyun Bae, Hyun-Ha Chang, Shin-Woo Kim, Yoonjung Kim, EunByeol
Wang, Chi Kyeong Kim, Eunji Choi, Bohyun Lim, Sookkyung Park, Hwajin Chae, Hyeyoung
Jeon
Regional Differences in Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales Urine
Isolates in the United States: 2018-2020
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 30 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Steven I. Aronin, Vikas Gupta, Michael W. Dunne, Janet A. Watts, Kalvin
C. Yu
Varicella zoster meningitis following COVID-19 vaccination: a report of
two cases
07 Apr 2022

Publication date: Available online 30 March 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Marturod Buranasakda, Praew Kotruchin, Kittisap Phanthachai, Piroon
Mootsikapun, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd
Variations in the appearance of posterior pharyngeal wall follicles in
individuals with viral upper respiratory infections according to the virus
and the stage of infection: A case series
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 1 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Hidenori Takahashi
The impact of COVID-19 vaccines on the Case Fatality Rate: The
importance of monitoring breakthrough infections
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Vanessa di Lego, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, Alexia Prskawetz
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Adult
following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): R Medhat, R El Lababidi, M Abdelsalam, A Nusair
Lassa Virus Infection: a Summary for Clinicians
07 Apr 2022
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2022Source: International Journal of Infectious
DiseasesAuthor(s): Vanessa Raabe, Aneesh K Mehta, Jared D. Evans
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Multicenter Evaluation of the BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 (RP2.1) for
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.
Accuracy of Pneumocystis jirovecii Plasma Cell-Free DNA PCR for
Noninvasive Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.
The Ins and Outs of Susceptibility Testing for New β-Lactam/β-
Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations for Gram-Negative Organisms
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.
Development of a Bead-Based Multiplex Assay for Use in Multianalyte
Screening and Surveillance of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Syphilis, and Herpes
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.
Saving Time in Blood Culture Diagnostics: a Prospective Evaluation of
the Qvella FAST-PBC Prep Application on the Fast System
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.
Commentary: Can Automated Blood Culture Systems Be Both New and
Improved?
04 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.

SARS-CoV-2 Testing in the Community: Testing Positive Samples with
the TaqMan SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Panel To Find Variants in Real
Time
04 Apr 2022
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Ahead of Print.
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Journal of Hospital Infection
Infection control strategies for patients and accompanying persons
during the COVID-19 pandemic in German hospitals – Results from a
cross-sectional study in March-April 2021
09 Apr 2022
Patients are at risk of nosocomial COVID-19 infection. The role of accompanying
persons/visitors as potential infection donors is not yet well-known, but the risk will be
influenced by prevention measures recommended by infection control practitioners.
Hinged surgical instruments: efficacy of double manual cleaning versus
automated cleaning on biofilm removal
08 Apr 2022
The efficacy of double manual cleaning (DMC) with enzymatic detergent followed by alkaline
detergent on biofilm removal on hinged surgical instruments was compared to automated
cleaning. Biofilm covered haemostatic forceps were divided into four groups: positive control
(soaked in sterile water); DMC; DMC plus extra brushing of the inner hinge; and automated
cleaning
Low efficacy of three non-alcohol-based hand disinfectants utilizing
silver polymer, lactic acid and benzalkonium chloride on inactivation of
bacteria in healthcare workers’ fingertips
06 Apr 2022
Recently, new non-alcohol-based hand disinfection formulae have come to the market.
Although they have passed the EN1500 test, data on their clinical efficacy compared with
alcohol-based hand rubs is scarce, covering mainly benzalconium chloride (BAC).
Change from Transrectal to Transperineal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate
Biopsy under local anaesthetic eliminates sepsis as a complication.
04 Apr 2022
Transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) biopsy of the prostate is associated with an increased
risk of post-procedural sepsis with associated morbidity, mortality, readmission to hospital
and increased healthcare costs
Catheter salvage strategies in children with central venous catheter
related or associated bloodstream infections: a systematic review and
meta-analysis
04 Apr 2022
Optimal management of Central Venous Catheter related, or associated, bloodstream
infections (CRBSI or CLABSI) in children is not established.
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Journal of Infection
Very low rates of severe COVID-19 in children hospitalised with
confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in London, England”
10 Apr 2022
We read with interest the publication by Chappell et al reporting a very low risk of severe
COVID in immunosuppressed children in England. 1

Persistence of immunogenicity after seven COVID-19 vaccines given
as third dose boosters following two doses of ChAdOx1 nCov-19 or
BNT162b2 in the UK: three month analyses of the COV-BOOST trial.
08 Apr 2022
Many countries elected to deploy 3rd dose booster vaccines against COVID-19 towards the
end of 2021 as a result of waning immunity and emergence of variants with varying degrees
of immune escape, (1). Results previously published from the COV-BOOST study
demonstrated that most COVID-19 vaccines delivered as a 3rd dose booster provided a
significant boost to both humoral and cellular immunity at
Sociodemographic disparities in COVID-19 seroprevalence across
England in the Oxford RCGP primary care sentinel network
08 Apr 2022
Antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can usually be
detected following infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. The seroprevalence of
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the population serves as a measure of past exposure and
population immunity.1 Community serological surveys allow monitoring of changes over time,
and comparisons between sociodemographic groups.
How China responds to Omicron
08 Apr 2022
Recently, a letter in your journal predicted that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain will thereby
replace the Delta variant as the dominant strain (1). This prediction has become ever more
salient due to the new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks that has occurred in China. This round
of epidemic is mainly caused by the Omicron subtype BA.2
SARS-CoV2 Antibody Response After a Third Dose of Heterologous
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and Moderna Vaccine in Chronic Dialysis Patients
07 Apr 2022
The battle against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains the biggest challenge in
controlling the spread of the disease globally. In this Journal, the report by Li and colleagues
highlighted the danger to renal dialysis patients in the COVID-19 pandemic (1)
High vaccination coverage slows down genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-
2
07 Apr 2022
A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine has been proved to be necessary to boost antibody level
after vaccination for six months [1]. However, the emerging variants of concern (VOC) such
as Delta and Omicron tend to weaken the protection of current vaccines [2]. With the
observed waning effectiveness of booster shots [3], whether to get additional doses of
vaccine in the future remains an open question
Outcome of very high-risk patients treated by Sotrovimab for mild-to-
moderate COVID-19 Omicron, a prospective cohort study (the ANRS
0003S CoCoPrev study)
07 Apr 2022
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) manifests with symptoms ranging from fully asymptomatic to severe
disease. Many risk factors have been identified in the progression of COVID-19 into a severe
stage, including old age, male gender, underlying comorbidities, immunodeficiencies, and
pregnancy 1
Clinical, immunological and genomic analysis of the post vaccinated
SARS-CoV-2 infected cases with Delta derivatives from Maharashtra,
India, 2021
07 Apr 2022
Dear Editor,
Serum C reactive protein predicts humoral response after BNT162b2
booster administration
07 Apr 2022

Although vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now considered the
most efficient measure for preventing severe acute coronavirus disease 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infections and disease-related complications [1], the humoral response to vaccines and its
consequent efficacy may be strongly influenced by demographic and clinical variables [2]
The impact of COVID-19 on the molecular epidemiology of seasonal
viral respiratory infections, Cyprus
07 Apr 2022
As a global health problem, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge with more than 428
million cases and over 5.9 million deaths reported as of February 2022.1 The global
response aimed at fighting the pandemic, including temporary lockdowns, mask wearing,
social distancing, enhanced personal hygiene and reduced travel has had a significant
impact on the prevention of new cases and has slowed
Inadequate protection against measles and rubella among pregnant
women in Greece during the last measles outbreak
06 Apr 2022
Dear Editor,
Prognostic value of maximum NEWS-2 scores in addition to ISARIC 4C
scores for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
06 Apr 2022
Dear Editor
Nosocomial septicemia in COVID-19 Nosocomial K. pneumoniae, A.
baumannii, and Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Septicemia in a Patient
of COVID-19
05 Apr 2022
To the Editor:
Prevalence and genetic diversity of Dabieshan tick virus in Shandong
Province, China
05 Apr 2022
Dear editor
SARS-CoV-2 rapid test versus RT-qPCR on noninvasive respiratory
self-samples during a city mass testing campaign.
05 Apr 2022
A few months ago, Baro et al. published in this Journal an interesting study comparing
different rapid lateral-flow tests (RLFT) dedicated to the direct diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in
nasopharyngeal aspirates in a large population of asymptomatic subjects in Catalonia, Spain
Acute respiratory infections in children, before and after the COVID-19
pandemic, a sentinel study
04 Apr 2022
Dear editor,
Peculiar H3N2 outbreak in São Paulo during summer and emergence
of the Omicron variant
04 Apr 2022
Influenza virus is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. These
epidemics occur annually and can be prevented through prophylactic vaccination and
mitigated with interventions such as social control measures and specific antiviral use (1,2)
FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (M/E) false-negative for cryptococcal
meningitis
04 Apr 2022
Dear Editor,
Prolonged viral shedding in severely ill patients infected with SARS-
CoV-2 Delta variants: a retrospective cohort study
04 Apr 2022
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and vaccination programs have played crucial roles
in mitigating a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The isolation of

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected individuals is one
of the important and effective NPIs (1)
Editorial Board
01 Apr 2022
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Journal of Medical Microbiology
Development of an ELISA to distinguish between foot-and-mouth
disease virus infected and vaccinated animals utilising the viral non-
structural protein 3ABC
06 Apr 2022
Introduction. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and economically
devastating viral disease of livestock and is endemic in much of Asia, including Pakistan.
Vaccination is used to control disease outbreaks and sensitive diagnostic methods which can
differentiate infected animals from vaccinated animals (DIVA) are essential for monitoring the
effectiveness of disease control
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Journal of Virology Current Issue
Two Novel Rhabdoviruses Related to Hypervirulence in a
Phytopathogenic Fungus
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
The COVID-19 Humoral Immunological Status Induced by CoronaVac
and AstraZeneca Vaccines Significantly Benefits from a Booster Shot
with the Pfizer Vaccine
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
Region-Specific Hepatitis B Virus Genome Exposure from
Nucleocapsid Modulated by Capsid Linker Sequence and Inhibitor:
Implications for Uncoating
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
Structural Basis of the Main Proteases of Coronavirus Bound to Drug
Candidate PF-07321332
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
BK Polyomavirus Requires the Mismatch Repair Pathway for DNA
Damage Response Activation
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
SARS-CoV-2 nsp5 Exhibits Stronger Catalytic Activity and Interferon
Antagonism than Its SARS-CoV Ortholog
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
Immunogenicity of Mumps Virus Genotype G Vaccine Candidates in
Jeryl Lynn-Immunized Mice
07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
Evolution and Genetic Diversity of the Retroviral Envelope in
Anamniotes

07 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
Reappraising the Value of HIV-1 Vaccine Correlates of Protection
Analyses
06 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
An Unusual Aspartic Acid Cluster in the Reovirus Attachment Fiber σ1
Mediates Stability at Low pH and Preserves Trimeric Organization
05 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
A System Based on Novel Parainfluenza Virus PIV5-L for Efficient
Gene Delivery of B-Lymphoma Cells
04 Apr 2022
Journal of Virology, Ahead of Print.
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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews: Current Issue
Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen in Arid Ecosystems
07 Apr 2022
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Ahead of Print.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
EARLY RELEASE: COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccine Coverage - Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region, China, January 6, 2022-March 21,
2022
08 Apr 2022
This report describes COVID-19 vaccination coverage and death rates during a rise in
COVID-19-associated deaths in Hong Kong.
Monkeypox in a Traveler Returning from Nigeria - Dallas, Texas, July
2021
07 Apr 2022
This report describes a confirmed case of Monkeypox virus in the U.S.
Notes from the Field: Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Outbreak at a
Child Care Center - Oregon, August 2021
07 Apr 2022
This report describes an E. coli outbreak at an Oregon child care center.
Erratum: Vol. 71, No. 6
07 Apr 2022
Erratum for MMWR Vo. 71, No. 06
Notes from the Field: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infection in 10
Persons Within 90 Days of Previous SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
Infection - Four States, October 2021-January 2022
07 Apr 2022
This report describes 10 people who were infected with the COVID-19 Omicron variant within
90 days of Delta variant infection.
QuickStats: Rate of Deaths Attributed to Unintentional Injury from Fire
or Flames,† by Sex and Urban-Rural Status§ - National Vital Statistics
System, United States, 2020
07 Apr 2022
This report describes death rates from unintentional injury from fire or flames.
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New England Journal of Medicine - Current Issue
Protection with a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
Variants in Frontline Workers
06 Apr 2022
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Omicron — Decoupling Infection from Severe Disease
06 Apr 2022
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 386, Issue 14, Page 1361-1362, April 2022.
Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with Covid-19 at Home — A
Pragmatic, Randomized Trial
06 Apr 2022
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Oral Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide in Complicated Urinary Tract
Infection
06 Apr 2022
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 386, Issue 14, Page 1327-1338, April 2022.
Protection by a Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 against Omicron in Israel
05 Apr 2022
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases: Table of Contents
Clinical frailty scale as a predictor of disease severity in patients
hospitalised with COVID-19 – an observational cohort study
08 Apr 2022
.
PIMS-TS immunophenotype: description and comparison with healthy
children, Kawasaki disease and severe viral and bacterial infections
08 Apr 2022
.
Risk of severe illness in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 of Delta
variant: a systematic review and meta-analysis
07 Apr 2022
.
Iranian patients co-infected with COVID-19 and mucormycosis: the
most common predisposing factor, clinical outcomes, laboratory
markers and diagnosis, and drug therapies
07 Apr 2022
.
Sensitisation and allergic reactions to alpha-1,3-galactose in Podlasie,
Poland, an area endemic for tick-borne infections
06 Apr 2022
.
Sensitisation of Forest workers to the oligosaccharide galactose alpha-
1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal) is strongly associated with tick bites but not
with evidence of tick borne infections
06 Apr 2022
.