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Erratum for Nyaruaba et al., “Digital PCR Applications in the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Era: a Roadmap for Future Outbreaks” Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Raphael Nyaruaba, Caroline Mwaliko, David Dobnik, Pavel Neužil, Patrick Amoth, Matilu Mwau, Junping Yu, Hang Yang, Hongping Wei aKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China bInternational College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China cSino-Africa Joint Research
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Host Immunity and Immunization Strategies for Clostridioides difficile Infection Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Farha Naz, William A. Petri aDivision of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA bDepartment of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Therapeutics for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Kelly A. Cairns, Andrew A. Udy, Trisha N. Peel, Iain J. Abbott, Michael J. Dooley, Anton Y. Peleg aDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia bPharmacy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia cAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2023.
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Congenital Syphilis: a Review of Global Epidemiology Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Leeyan S. Gilmour, Tony Walls aDepartment of Paediatrics, Nelson Hospital, Nelson, New Zealand bDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand cDepartment of Paediatrics, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Agnostic Sequencing for Detection of Viral Pathogens Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Nick P. G. Gauthier, Samuel D. Chorlton, Mel Krajden, Amee R. Manges aDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada bBugSeq Bioinformatics Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada cDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada dBritish Columbia Centre for Disease
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An Overlooked and Underrated Endemic Mycosis—Talaromycosis and the Pathogenic Fungus Talaromyces marneffei Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Fang Wang, RunHua Han, Shi Chen aIntensive Care Unit, Biomedical Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Health Science Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China bDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Biomedical Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Health Science Center, The First
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Antiviral Approaches against Influenza Virus Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Rashmi Kumari, Suresh D. Sharma, Amrita Kumar, Zachary Ende, Margarita Mishina, Yuanyuan Wang, Zackary Falls, Ram Samudrala, Jan Pohl, Paul R. Knight, Suryaprakash Sambhara aImmunology and Pathogenesis Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA bDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jacobs School of
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The mRNA Vaccine Technology Era and the Future Control of Parasitic Infections Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Hong You, Malcolm K. Jones, Catherine A. Gordon, Alexa E. Arganda, Pengfei Cai, Harry Al-Wassiti, Colin W. Pouton, Donald P. McManus aDepartment of Infection and Inflammation, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia bSchool of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia cMonash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 4, December 2022.
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2022 Acknowledgment of CMR Reviewers Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-12-21 Graeme Forrest aRush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Human Listeriosis Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Merel M. Koopmans, Matthijs C. Brouwer, José A. Vázquez-Boland, Diederik van de Beek aAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands bInfection Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School (Biomedical Sciences), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Human and Animal Fascioliasis: Origins and Worldwide Evolving Scenario Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Santiago Mas-Coma, M. Adela Valero, M. Dolores Bargues aDepartamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain bCIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIII, Madrid, Spain
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Osteoarticular Mycoses Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Maria N. Gamaletsou, Blandine Rammaert, Barry Brause, Marimelle A. Bueno, Sanjeet S. Dadwal, Michael W. Henry, Aspasia Katragkou, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Matthew W. McCarthy, Andy O. Miller, Brad Moriyama, Zoi Dorothea Pana, Ruta Petraitiene, Vidmantas Petraitis, Emmanuel Roilides, Jean-Pierre Sarkis, Maria Simitsopoulou, Nikolaos V. Sipsas, Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Valérie Zeller, Olivier Lortholary
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Monkeypox Virus Infections in Humans Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Sameer Elsayed, Lise Bondy, William P. Hanage aDepartment of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada bDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada cDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada dDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Updated Review on Nocardia Species: 2006–2021 Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-10-31 Rita M. Traxler, Melissa E. Bell, Brent Lasker, Brendan Headd, Wun-Ju Shieh, John R. McQuiston aBacterial Special Pathogens Branch (BSPB), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Preventiongrid.416738.f (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA bInfectious Diseases Pathology Branch (IDPB)
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Persistent Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Infection after Antibiotic Treatment: Systematic Overview and Appraisal of the Current Evidence from Experimental Animal Models Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Y. L. Verschoor, A. Vrijlandt, R. Spijker, R. M. van Hest, H. ter Hofstede, K. van Kempen, A. J. Henningsson, J. W. Hovius aAmsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam UMC Multidisciplinary Lyme Borreliosis Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands bAmsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Center for Experimental and Molecular
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The Changing Paradigm of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment: Successes, Pitfalls, and Future Perspectives Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-10-06 Navisha Dookie, Senamile L. Ngema, Rubeshan Perumal, Nikita Naicker, Nesri Padayatchi, Kogieleum Naidoo aCentre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africagrid.428428.0, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa bSouth African Medical Research Council–CAPRISA HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit, Durban, South Africa
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The Microbial Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: from Classical Bacteriology to Host Transcriptional Signatures Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Naomi J. Gadsby, Daniel M. Musher aDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom bMichael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA cBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2022.
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Genotypic Resistance Testing of HIV-1 DNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-09-14 Carolyn Chu, Daniele Armenia, Charles Walworth, Maria M. Santoro, Robert W. Shafer aDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA bUniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy cLabCorp-Monogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, California, USA dDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University
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Paracoccidioidomycosis: Current Status and Future Trends Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Rosane Christine Hahn, Ferry Hagen, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes, Eva Burger, Andreia Ferreira Nery, Nathan Pereira Siqueira, Armando Guevara, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Zoilo Pires de Camargo aMedical Mycology Laboratory/Investigation, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil bJúlio Muller Hospital, EBSERH, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil cWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity
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Reassessment of Historical Clinical Trials Supports the Effectiveness of Phage Therapy Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Luigi Marongiu, Markus Burkard, Ulrich M. Lauer, Ludwig E. Hoelzle, Sascha Venturelli aDepartment of Biochemistry of Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany bDepartment of Internal Medicine VIII, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany cInstitute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany dHoLMiR-Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, University
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Controlled Human Infection Models To Accelerate Vaccine Development Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-07-06 Robert K. M. Choy, A. Louis Bourgeois, Christian F. Ockenhouse, Richard I. Walker, Rebecca L. Sheets, Jorge Flores aPATH, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, Seattle, Washington, USA bGrimalkin Partners, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Diagnosis, Management, and Future Control of Cholera Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Fahima Chowdhury, Allen G. Ross, Md Taufiqul Islam, Nigel A. J. McMillan, Firdausi Qadri aInternational Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh bMenzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Southport, Queensland, Australia cRural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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Candidate Phyla Radiation, an Underappreciated Division of the Human Microbiome, and Its Impact on Health and Disease Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Sabrina Naud, Ahmad Ibrahim, Camille Valles, Mohamad Maatouk, Fadi Bittar, Maryam Tidjani Alou, Didier Raoult aAix-Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France bIHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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Sensitivity to Vaccines, Therapeutic Antibodies, and Viral Entry Inhibitors and Advances To Counter the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Hao Zhou, Michelle Møhlenberg, Jigarji C. Thakor, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Pengfei Wang, Yehuda G. Assaraf, Kuldeep Dhama, Shibo Jiang aDepartment of Microbiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA bDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark cCenter for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, VIB-KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium dDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary
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Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction: Current Practice, Limitations, and Clinical Perspective Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Jee In Kim, Finlay Maguire, Kara K. Tsang, Theodore Gouliouris, Sharon J. Peacock, Tim A. McAllister, Andrew G. McArthur, Robert G. Beiko aFaculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie Universitygrid.55602.34, Halifax, Canada bInstitute for Comparative Genomics, Dalhousie Universitygrid.55602.34, Halifax, Canada cDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie Universitygrid
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 2, April 2022.
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Class C β-Lactamases: Molecular Characteristics Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-04-18 Alain Philippon, Guillaume Arlet, Roger Labia, Bogdan I. Iorga aFaculté de Médecine, Bactériologie, Université de Paris, Paris, France bSorbonne Université, U1135, CIMI-Paris, Paris, France cLaboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie Microbienne, Quimper, France dUniversité Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Helicobacter pylori Infection, Its Laboratory Diagnosis, and Antimicrobial Resistance: a Perspective of Clinical Relevance Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Shamshul Ansari, Yoshio Yamaoka aDepartment of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu City, Oita, Japan bDepartment of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA cInstitute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Tuberculosis Treatment Monitoring and Outcome Measures: New Interest and New Strategies Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Jan Heyckendorf, Sophia B. Georghiou, Nicole Frahm, Norbert Heinrich, Irina Kontsevaya, Maja Reimann, David Holtzman, Marjorie Imperial, Daniela M. Cirillo, Stephen H. Gillespie, Morten Ruhwald, aDepartment of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany bDivision of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany cGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
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COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma and Clinical Trials: Understanding Conflicting Outcomes Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-03-09 Daniele Focosi, Massimo Franchini, Liise-anne Pirofski, Thierry Burnouf, Nigel Paneth, Michael J. Joyner, Arturo Casadevall aNorth-Western Tuscany Blood Bank, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy bDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy cDivision of Infectious Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York, USA dGraduate
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Digital PCR Applications in the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Era: a Roadmap for Future Outbreaks Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-03-08 Raphael Nyaruaba, Caroline Mwaliko, David Dobnik, Pavel Neužil, Patrick Amoth, Matilu Mwau, Junping Yu, Hang Yang, Hongping Wei aKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China bInternational College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China cSino-Africa Joint Research
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Worldwide Control and Management of Chagas Disease in a New Era of Globalization: a Close Look at Congenital Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-03-03 Alba Abras, Cristina Ballart, Anna Fernández-Arévalo, María-Jesús Pinazo, Joaquim Gascón, Carmen Muñoz, Montserrat Gállego aÀrea de Genètica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain bSecció de Parasitologia, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain cISGlobal, Hospital Clínic, Universitat
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Clinical and Public Health Implications of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-02-23 Nicolas Legrand, Skye McGregor, Rowena Bull, Sahar Bajis, Braulio Mark Valencia, Amrita Ronnachit, Lloyd Einsiedel, Antoine Gessain, John Kaldor, Marianne Martinello
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is estimated to affect 5 to 10 million people globally and can cause severe and potentially fatal disease, including adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic ...
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Group B Streptococcal Neonatal Meningitis Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Teresa Tavares, Liliana Pinho, Elva Bonifácio Andrade
Neonatal bacterial meningitis is a devastating disease, associated with high mortality and neurological disability, in both developed and developing countries. Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B Streptococcus (GBS), remains the most ...
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Bacillus cereus Invasive Infections in Preterm Neonates: an Up-to-Date Review of the Literature Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-02-09 Romain Lotte, Alicia Chevalier, Laurent Boyer, Raymond Ruimy
Bacillus cereus group species are widespread, Gram-positive, spore-forming environmental bacteria. B. cereus sensu stricto is one of the major causes of food poisoning worldwide. In high-risk individuals, such as preterm neonates, B. cereus infections can ...
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Lung Regeneration Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-02-02 Fuxiaonan Zhao, Qingwen Ma, Qing Yue, Huaiyong Chen
The lung is the primary site of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced immunopathology whereby the virus enters the host cells by binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Sophisticated regeneration and repair ...
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Environmental, Microbiological, and Immunological Features of Bacterial Biofilms Associated with Implanted Medical Devices Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-01-19 Marina Caldara, Cristina Belgiovine, Eleonora Secchi, Roberto Rusconi
The spread of biofilms on medical implants represents one of the principal triggers of persistent and chronic infections in clinical settings, and it has been the subject of many studies in the past few years, with most of them focused on prosthetic joint ...
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A Comprehensive Review on the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Human Neurological Disorders Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2022-01-05 Shokufeh Ghasemian Sorboni, Hanieh Shakeri Moghaddam, Reza Jafarzadeh-Esfehani, Saman Soleimanpour
The human body is full of an extensive number of commensal microbes, consisting of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively termed the human microbiome. The initial acquisition of microbiota occurs from both the external and maternal environments, and ...
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2021 Acknowledgment of CMR Reviewers Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Jo-Anne H. Young
On behalf of the editors of Clinical Microbiology Reviews (CMR), I gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, who served as reviewers for the journal during November 2020 through October 2021. Their time and effort in reviewing manuscripts are essential to ensuring the high quality of our publications, and their help is greatly appreciated. Florence Abravanel Sreemoyee Acharya José A. Aínsa
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Klebsiella oxytoca Complex: Update on Taxonomy, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Jing Yang, Haiyan Long, Ya Hu, Yu Feng, Alan McNally, Zhiyong Zong
Klebsiella oxytoca is actually a complex of nine species—Klebsiella grimontii, Klebsiella huaxiensis, Klebsiella michiganensis, K. oxytoca, Klebsiella pasteurii, Klebsiella spallanzanii, and three unnamed novel species. Phenotypic tests can assign ...
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Bioengineering Strategies for Developing Vaccines against Respiratory Viral Diseases Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-11-17 Shalini Iyer, Rajesh Yadav, Smriti Agarwal, Shashank Tripathi, Rachit Agarwal
Respiratory viral pathogens like influenza and coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have caused outbreaks leading to millions of deaths. Vaccinations are, to date, the best and most economical way to control ...
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Pathogenesis of Respiratory Viral and Fungal Coinfections Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-11-17 Fabián Salazar, Elaine Bignell, Gordon D. Brown, Peter C. Cook, Adilia Warris
Individuals suffering from severe viral respiratory tract infections have recently emerged as “at risk” groups for developing invasive fungal infections. Influenza virus is one of the most common causes of acute lower respiratory tract infections ...
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Intestinal Bacteriophage Therapy: Looking for Optimal Efficacy Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-10-20 François Javaudin, Chloé Latour, Laurent Debarbieux, Quentin Lamy-Besnier
Several human intestinal microbiota studies suggest that bacteriophages, viruses infecting bacteria, play a role in gut homeostasis. Currently, bacteriophages are considered a tool to precisely engineer the intestinal microbiota, but they have also ...
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: an Antimicrobial and Host-Directed Therapy for Complex Infectious Diseases Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Timothy D. Shaw, Anna D. Krasnodembskaya, Gunnar N. Schroeder, Alimuddin Zumla, Markus Maeurer, Cecilia M. O’Kane
There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial strategies for treating complex infections and emerging pathogens. Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are adult multipotent cells with antimicrobial properties, mediated through direct bactericidal ...
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Trained Immunity as a Preventive Measure for Surgical Site Infections Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-09-29 Lieke ter Steeg, Jorge Domínguez-Andrés, Mihai G. Netea, Leo A. B. Joosten, Reinout van Crevel
Even with strict implementation of preventive measures, surgical site infections (SSIs) remain among the most prevalent health care-associated infections. New strategies to prevent SSIs would thus have a huge impact, also in light of increasing global ...
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Erratum for Ramasamy and Subbian, “Critical Determinants of Cytokine Storm and Type I Interferon Response in COVID-19 Pathogenesis” Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-07-14 Santhamani Ramasamy, Selvakumar Subbian
Volume 34, no. 3, e00299-20, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00299-20. Page 7, Fig. 1 legend, line 1: “Interaction of cellular pathways and networks for cytokine induction and IFN antagonism during COVID-19” should read “Interaction of cellular pathways and networks for cytokine induction and IFN antagonism during SARS-CoV infection and COVID-19.”
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Giardia duodenalis: Biology and Pathogenesis Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Rodney D. Adam
Giardia duodenalis captured the attention of Leeuwenhoek in 1681 while he was examining his own diarrheal stool, but, ironically, it did not really gain attention as a human pathogen until the 1960s, when outbreaks were reported. Key technological ...
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Natural-Product-Based Solutions for Tropical Infectious Diseases Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-09-08 Oyelola Adegboye, Matt A. Field, Andreas Kupz, Saparna Pai, Dileep Sharma, Michael J. Smout, Phurpa Wangchuk, Yide Wong, Claire Loiseau
About half of the world’s population and 80% of the world’s biodiversity can be found in the tropics. Many diseases are specific to the tropics, with at least 41 diseases caused by endemic bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Such diseases are of ...
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The Five Ds of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship for Urinary Tract Infections Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Melanie C. Goebel, Barbara W. Trautner, Larissa Grigoryan
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient setting. Given rising rates of antibiotic resistance among uropathogens, antibiotic stewardship is critically needed to improve outpatient ...
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Membrane Technology for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Madeleine J. Rogers, Donald P. McManus, Stephen Muhi, Catherine A. Gordon
Parasitic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion people worldwide, with individuals from communities in low socioeconomic areas being most at risk suffering the most. Disease management programs are hindered by the lack of ...
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Canine and Feline Parasitology: Analogies, Differences, and Relevance for Human Health Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Simone Morelli, Anastasia Diakou, Angela Di Cesare, Mariasole Colombo, Donato Traversa
Cats and dogs are treated as family members by most pet owners. Therefore, a high quality of veterinary care and preventive medicine is imperative for animal health and welfare and for the protection of humans from zoonotic pathogens.
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SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Therapy Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Kaiming Tao, Philip L. Tzou, Janin Nouhin, Hector Bonilla, Prasanna Jagannathan, Robert W. Shafer
The development of effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19 is critical for those awaiting vaccination, as well as for those who do not respond robustly to vaccination. This review summarizes 1 year of progress in the race to develop antiviral therapies ...
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Transmission of Infections during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Paraskevi C. Fragkou, Dimitra Dimopoulou, George Latsios, Panagiotis Koudounis, Andreas Synetos, Anastasia Dimopoulou, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Sotirios Tsiodras
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency life-saving endeavor, performed either in the hospital or outpatient settings, that significantly improves outcome and survival rates when performed timely. As with any other medical procedure, CPR can ...
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Prion Dissemination through the Environment and Medical Practices: Facts and Risks for Human Health Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Sandra Pritzkow, Damian Gorski, Frank Ramirez, Claudio Soto
Prion diseases are a group of fatal, infectious neurodegenerative disorders affecting various species of mammals, including humans. The infectious agent in these diseases, termed prion, is composed exclusively of a misfolded protein that can spread and ...
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The Standardization and Control of Serology and Nucleic Acid Testing for Infectious Diseases Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (IF 50.129) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Wayne Dimech
Historically, the detection of antibodies against infectious disease agents was achieved using test systems that utilized biological functions such as neutralization, complement fixation, hemagglutination, or visualization of binding of antibodies to ...