A major new clinical trial, the Streptococcal Adaptive Platform (STRAP), has received $5 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to improve treatment for life-threatening streptococcal infections across all age groups. Lead by researchers and clinicians from the Doherty Institute, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), and other national and international partners.

We introduce the new campaign to Keep Antibiotics Working, fronted by our mascot Andi Biotic, and look at why we all need to be more aware of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection during pregnancy is associated with obstetric complications and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of HEV and RNA positivity in both healthy pregnant women and women co-infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV).

This Clinical Insights discusses how the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nares swab may be used alongside disease prevalence and clinical factors to determine when MRSA coverage is ...

Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said on Monday.

With no standard method to capture penicillin allergy de-labeling prevalence across populations, we developed and validated a simple penicillin allergy de-

Drug susceptibility testing (DST) is essential for starting people on effective tuberculosis (TB) regimens.

Hospital outbreaks caused by Mycobacteroides abscessus complex are a major cause for concern in vulnerable patients such as the cardiothoracic transplant population.

Current guidelines call for the use of a first-generation cephalosporin with or without an aminoglycoside for the treatment of open fractures. Due to …

Kidney transplantation from donors with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to recipients with HIV is an emerging practice. It has been performed since 2016 under the U.S. congressional HIV Organ Po...

Our findings suggest the antibiotic stewardship approach of de-escalating broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic therapy is associated with a reduced risk o

Collaborations between ophthalmologists and infectious disease specialists are critical for optimizing care of many patients with eye infections. We review