Who Is More Prone to Recurrent UTIs? Bladder Bacteria May Be Key
University of Texas at Dallas
Estrogen may also play a role in reducing UTI susceptibility in women
Infections
Testing for Monkeypox Virus Coinfections
Pallavi Upadhyay, PhD
Everything you need to know about monkeypox and its potential coinfections
WHO Releases First-Ever List of Health-Threatening Fungi
World Health Organization
The list catalogues 19 fungi that represent a public health threat
COVID-19 and Fungal Infections: The Importance of Vigilant Detection Strategies
Jennifer A. Dougan, PhD
Rapid diagnostic tools are critical to diagnosing coinfections to deliver effective treatment as soon as possible
Reducing the Risk of Laboratory-Acquired Infections
Tracy Wieder, MBA
Following safety precautions for each mode of transmission protects staff handling potentially infectious samples
Fungal Infections Plague Intensive COVID-19 Units
Jake Moskowitz, DVM, PhD
Opportunistic fungal infections present new challenges to health care providers on the front line of the pandemic
People with Substance Use Disorders at Higher Risk for Breakthrough Infections
National Institutes of Health
Co-occurring health disorders appear to contribute to increased risk, NIH study suggests
DNA Sensor Quickly Determines Whether Viruses Are Infectious
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
New sensor was tested on the human adenovirus and the virus that causes COVID-19
Detecting COVID-19 Antibodies in 10–12 Seconds
Carnegie Mellon University, Advanced Science News
A new nanomaterial-based biosensing platform detects antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 within seconds
Safety Measures to Prevent Laboratory-Acquired Infection
Karen L. Stiles, MT(ASCP) , Susanne Peters, MT(ASCP)
Diagnostic laboratories must improve their level of safety to protect laboratorians from infections