Disease/Infection News

RSS

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on anti-nucleocapsid antibody levels

Anti-N antibodies may have lower sensitivity in mRNA-1273-vaccinated individuals who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.

24 Apr 2022

Study highlights a rapidly increasing patient population with long COVID and lack of treatments

A new UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that, one year after having COVID-19, only around one in four patients feel fully well again.

24 Apr 2022

Heterologous booster dose leads to better SARS-CoV-2 vaccine performance, study shows

A new study on Chile's national COVID-19 vaccination program, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet Global Health, shows that giving a different type of vaccine (heterologous) for the third or 'booster' dose than was received for the first two doses, leads to better vaccine performance than using the same (homologous) inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for all three doses.

24 Apr 2022

Research identifies inadequate PPE management in COVID-19 testing centers as source of major cross-contamination

Lack of glove changes at COVID-19 testing centers in Belgium led to major cross-contamination of samples and a high rate of false positive results, research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April) has found.

24 Apr 2022

C. difficile study finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and humans

A study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing evidence that that animal to human (zoonotic) transmission is possible.

24 Apr 2022

Research identifies the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April), has identified the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in the progression of disease among symptomatic patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia.

23 Apr 2022

Disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables could be a threat to public health

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can shelter human pathogens like Pseudomonas, Salmonella, and Helicobacter and are a potential risk to public health.

23 Apr 2022

Nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings exposed to high levels of respiratory pathogens during winter

High levels of respiratory pathogens are present in the air of nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings during winter, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April).

23 Apr 2022

Researchers identify cytokines that can help predict negative outcomes in COVID-19 patients

New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April) has identified a panel of cytokines that can help predict which COVID-19 patients are at risk of serious illness and death.

23 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine protection against omicron wanes over time, study shows

A study released April 22 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection, roughly 80% to 90%, in the first few months against hospital admissions and emergency department visits caused by the delta and omicron variants. However, against omicron, this protection wanes over time - even after a third dose.

23 Apr 2022

An abnormally suppressed immune system may be to blame in some cases of long COVID-19

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 is undergoing evolutionary changes at the functional RNA level in addition to the amino acid level

Researchers demonstrated SARS-CoV-2 evolution at the transcriptional level.

22 Apr 2022

Antibody escape in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein

Researchers examined antibody escape and cross-domain stabilization in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein.

22 Apr 2022

Disease/Infection News

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on anti-nucleocapsid antibody levels

Study highlights a rapidly increasing patient population with long COVID and lack of treatments

Heterologous booster dose leads to better SARS-CoV-2 vaccine performance, study shows

Research identifies inadequate PPE management in COVID-19 testing centers as source of major cross-contamination

C. difficile study finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and humans

Research identifies the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

Disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables could be a threat to public health

Nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings exposed to high levels of respiratory pathogens during winter

Researchers identify cytokines that can help predict negative outcomes in COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 vaccine protection against omicron wanes over time, study shows

An abnormally suppressed immune system may be to blame in some cases of long COVID-19

Study demonstrates increased incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron breakthrough infection in cancer patients

How does SARS-CoV-2 infection affect the diversity of the gut microbiome?

Incidence of venous thromboembolism following COVID-19 vaccination

Efficacy of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages in Sweden

Continual genomic surveillance in Africa provides insights into evolving SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

The diversity of transcriptional targets between four different coronavirus nsp1 proteins

Interleukin-6 levels predict early withdrawal of COVID-19 patients from mechanical ventilation

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 is undergoing evolutionary changes at the functional RNA level in addition to the amino acid level

Antibody escape in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

Latest News