- Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacological regimens for Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease and bacteremia: A systematic review with separate network meta-analyses. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Oct 04; 93(4):106871. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: In MAC-PD, ALIS added to GBT was associated with the ranked highest for treatment success probability but increased TEAE risk, supporting its role as a selective adjunctive option, particularly in patients with difficult-to-treat or refractory disease. In MAC bacteremia, GBT showed the most favorable treatment-success profile within the available evidence, whereas CLO_R_E_FQ and CLO_M were associated with lower odds of treatment success. These findings should be interpreted cautiously because of substantial heterogeneity, sparse evidence for several comparisons, imprecision, variable safety reporting, and limitations in transitivity. Further standardized head-to-head trials are needed to clarify optimal regimens, treatment duration, and safety-monitoring strategies for different MAC disease settings.
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- Interaction-dependent tolerance is not multidrug resistance in Campylobacter. [Letter]J Infect. 2026 Oct 02; :106870. [Online ahead of print]JI
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- Ethnic differences in inactivated influenza vaccine immunogenicity in UK healthcare workers: A two-year prospective longitudinal study. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 29; 93(4):106862. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: We found ethnic differences in IIV serological responses, with evidence that pre‑existing immunity contributes to this variation.
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- A rapid and simple method for quantifying rezafungin in human plasma. [Letter]J Infect. 2026 Sep 26; 93(4):106867. [Online ahead of print]JI
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- Epidemiology of invasive fungal infection in acute leukaemia to inform infection prevention and surveillance practice: A systematic review and meta-analyses. [Review]J Infect. 2026 Sep 26; 93(4):106868. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: IFIs remain a major complication in acute leukaemia, with a substantial burden of Aspergillus. These findings support the optimisation of mould-active AFP for high-risk patients whilst highlighting the importance of prospective surveillance alongside standardised reporting and integration of adjunctive stewardship and control measures to strengthen IFI prevention.
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- Explaining variation in antibiotic prescribing for common infections: A three-way variance decomposition using UK primary care data. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 24; 93(4):106865. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: Differences in practice-level prescribing, beyond patient case-mix, highlight the value of providing feedback and antibiotic stewardship at the practice level. Comprehensive case-mix adjustment, including imputed infection severity, supports fairer performance comparisons.
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- Meta-analysis of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and child growth and development. [Letter]J Infect. 2026 Sep 24; 93(4):106869. [Online ahead of print]JI
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- First genomic evidence of reassortment in Andes virus. [Letter]J Infect. 2026 Sep 24; 93(4):106861. [Online ahead of print]JI
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- Host immune biomarkers associated with infection risk after CAR T-cell therapy. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 23; 93(4):106863. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal immune profiling identified distinct immunological signatures linked to infection risk and CAR-T-related toxicities. These findings suggest a role for immune monitoring in improving risk stratification and guiding supportive care after CAR-T therapy.
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- From detection to prediction: Asymptomatic shedding-informed mass-balance modeling predicts travel-borne viral importation at airports. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 23; 93(4):106866. [Online ahead of print]JI
- Aircraft wastewater surveillance (AWS) has emerged as a non-invasive tool for travel-mediated pathogen detection, yet its utility remains largely descriptive without capacity to translate environmental concentrations into quantitative infection dynamics. This study aimed to advance AWS from passive pathogen detection to an active predictive framework by integrating mass balance back-calculation w…
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- Comparative serious infection and sepsis risks with advanced therapies in IMIDs: A Bayesian network meta-analysis. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 23; 93(4):106864. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: Across IMIDs, JAK-inhibition carries higher SI-risk than TNF-inhibition and control. Treatment selection should integrate both drug- and IMID-specific risks. The association between TNF-inhibition and reduced sepsis-risk warrants further investigation.
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- Ecological and host-related drivers of spatial clustering and persistence of human echinococcosis in Xinjiang, China. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 21; 93(4):106859. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: Human echinococcosis continues to pose a substantial public health burden in Xinjiang, characterized by clear spatial clustering and sustained transmission in high-risk areas. Strengthened, geographically targeted control strategies that prioritize high-incidence clusters and integrate an ecological and host-related approach are required.
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- Clinical and population genomic epidemiology of invasive group A streptococcus in Scotland, 2014-2024. [Journal Article]J Infect. 2026 Sep 18; 93(4):106860. [Online ahead of print]JI
- CONCLUSIONS: The post-pandemic iGAS surge in Scotland was not associated with emergence of a novel hypervirulent emm1 clone. Instead, the epidemiologic and population genomic findings are consistent with increased host susceptibility following reduced pathogen exposure during the pandemic and increased respiratory virus co-infection as predominant contributing factors.
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- Global epidemiology, clinical burden, and antimicrobial resistance of the WHO priority pathogens: An updated review focusing on understudied non-baumannii Acinetobacter and emerging extensively drug-resistant threats. [Review]J Infect. 2026 Sep 17; 93(4):106858. [Online ahead of print]JI
- The World Health Organization (WHO) priority pathogens list, particularly those classified as "critical" and "high" priority, serves as a pivotal framework guiding global efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This review synthesizes updated evidence on the global epidemiology, clinical burden, and antimicrobial resistance of WHO priority pathogens as of 2026. Despite extensive researc…
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