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Is Lophomonas a Pathogen?
February 23, 2024

The protozoan Lophomonas has been reported to be a pathogen of humans in a large number of case reports and case series. Most of these case reports describe infections of the respiratory tract. Editor

Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis
February 09, 2024

Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly infectious diseases that still causes significant burden of disease, particularly in the developing world. The emergence of resistance to first line agents seve

New generation B-lactam/B-lactamase inhibitors: Taniborbactam
January 12, 2024

A new generation of B-lactamase inhibitors is likely to reach the market in the upcoming year. These broad-spectrum inhibitors exhibit activity against the most feared class B metallo-B-lactamases mai

Favorite Clinical Microbiology Papers of 2023 (JCM ed.)
December 22, 2023

We managed to make it through 2023 without a major epidemic or pandemic, and as we get into the holiday spirit and look forward to the new year, some of us took a look back and picked out one of our f

Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (JCM ed.)
December 05, 2023

Gonorrhea remains one of the more common sexually transmitted infections. In North America, the number of reported cases has generally risen for over ten years, with interruptions in the early days of

New Antifungals (AAC ed.)
November 10, 2023

In the last few years we have witnessed the rise of very resistant fungal species some of them likely influenced by environmental conditions and climate change. Fortunately, there has been a bit of an

A Novel Coccidioides Antibody LFA (JCM ed.)
October 20, 2023

Despite the many advances in diagnostic testing for infectious diseases, detection of Coccidoides infections continues to rely on serologic assessment for anti-fungal antibodies, and what is perhaps m

Climate Change and Antimicrobial Resistance (AAC ed.)
October 07, 2023

Climate change is possibly the major threat that planet earth is experiencing in this century with potential catastrophic consequences. As the planet warms, the change in weather patterns is affecting

Emerging Antifungal-Resistant Dermatophytes (JCM ed.)
September 22, 2023

Fungi that are resistant to antifungal drugs have been very much in the news and even the subject of the hugely popular television program, The Last of Us. We talk with two experts in mycology and fun

Artificial Intelligence and Infectious Diseases (AAC ed.)
September 08, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change the way we practice medicine and public health. The tools and AI approaches can substantially impact a broad range of fields from the manner we