Infectious Diseases (except HIV/AIDS)

Clade I Mpox virus genomic diversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018 - 2024: Predominance of Zoonotic Transmission

1. Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki
2. Adrienne Amuri-Aziza
3. Nicolas Fernandez
4. Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
5. Catherine Pratt
6. Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki
7. Nicole A. Hoff
8. Gradi Luakanda
9. Prince Akil-Bandali
10. Sabin Sabiti Nundu
11. Noella Mulopo-Mukanya
12. Michel Ngimba
13. Brigitte Modadra-Madakpa
14. Ruth Diavita
15. Princesse Paku
16. Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu
17. Sydney Merritt
18. Áine O’Toole
19. Nicola Low
20. Antoine Nkuba-Ndaye
21. Hugo Kavunga-Membo
22. Robert Shongo
23. Laurens Liesenborghs
24. Tony Wawina-Bokalanga
25. Koen Vercauteren
26. Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
27. Lorenzo Subissi
28. Jean-Jacques Muyembe
29. Jason Kindrachuk
30. Ahidjo Ayouba
31. Andrew Rambaut
32. Eric Delaporte
33. Sofonias Tessema
34. Eric D’Ortenzio
35. Anne W. Rimoin
36. Lisa E. Hensley
37. Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
38. Martine Peeters
39. Steve Ahuka-Mundeke

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The landscape of paediatric infectious disease exposure in a rural sub-Saharan Africa setting in Kilifi, Kenya: longitudinal serological analysis over two decades and priorities for future vaccine development

1. Deirdre F Foley
2. Timothy K Chege
3. Joyce Kabagenyi
4. Karen McCarthy
5. Elijah T Gicheru
6. Nelson Kibinge
7. Angela W Maina
8. Jacqueline M Waeni
9. Ralf Clemens
10. Sue-Ann Costa Clemens
11. James Tuju
12. Charles J Sande

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C-reactive protein-based tuberculosis triage testing: a multi-country diagnostic accuracy study

1. Brigitta Derendinger
2. Tessa K. Mochizuki
3. Danaida Marcelo
4. Deepa Shankar
5. Wilson Mangeni
6. Hanh Nguyen
7. Seda Yerikaya
8. William Worodria
9. Charles Yu
10. Nhung Viet Nguyen
11. Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher
12. Grant Theron
13. Patrick P.J. Phillips
14. Payam Nahid
15. Claudia M. Denkinger
16. Adithya Cattamanchi
17. Christina Yoon

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Efficacy, public health impact and optimal use of the Takeda dengue vaccine

1. Bethan Cracknell Daniels
2. Neil Ferguson
3. Ilaria Dorigatti

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From multiplicity of infection to force of infection for sparsely sampled Plasmodium falciparum populations at high transmission

1. Qi Zhan
2. Kathryn E Tiedje
3. Karen P Day
4. Mercedes Pascual

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  eLife assessment

  The ability to estimate the force of infection for Plasmodium falciparum from other more directly measurable epidemiological quantities is a useful contribution to malaria epidemiology. The authors propose a method to accomplish this using genetic data from the var genes of the Pf genome and novel applications of existing methods from queueing theory. While the simulations are sophisticated, the real-world application of the method is incomplete in its analysis and would benefit from clearer articulation of the assumptions being made. Given the lack of clarity in the methods and presentation of results, it is difficult to fully assess the performance of their proposed estimation procedure.

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Dynamic contact networks of residents of an urban jail in the era of SARS-CoV-2

1. Samuel M. Jenness
2. Karina Wallrafen-Sam
3. Isaac Schneider
4. Shanika Kennedy
5. Matthew J. Akiyama
6. Anne C. Spaulding

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Population scale proteomics enables adaptive digital twin modelling in sepsis

1. Aaron M. Scott
2. Lisa Mellhammar
3. Erik Malmström
4. Axel Goch Gustafsson
5. Anahita Bakochi
6. Marc Isaksson
7. Tirthankar Mohanty
8. Louise Thelaus
9. Fredrik Kahn
10. Lars Malmström
11. Johan Malmström
12. Adam Linder

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The effect of combining antibiotics on resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

1. Berit Siedentop
2. Viacheslav N Kachalov
3. Christopher Witzany
4. Matthias Egger
5. Roger D Kouyos
6. Sebastian Bonhoeffer

• Curated by eLife

  eLife assessment

  This is a methodologically state-of-the-art systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that addressed the question of whether the administration of multiple antibiotics simultaneously prevents antibiotic resistance development in individuals. The findings are solid. Rather than providing a precise answer, the synthesis of studies eligible for analysis leads to the conclusion that "our analysis could not identify any benefit or harm of using a higher or a lower number of antibiotics regarding within-patient resistance development." This article is important as it articulates the existing knowledge gap, but also serves as an example for careful future use of the meta-analysis methodology, when existing data just don't allow conclusions.

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Structural epitope profiling identifies antibodies associated with critical COVID-19 and long COVID

1. Patrick KA Kearns
2. Charles Dixon
3. Mihaly Badonyi
4. Kim Lee
5. Rafal Czapiewski
6. Olivia Fleming
7. Prajitha Nadukkandy
8. Lukas Gerasimivicius
9. Rinal Sahputra
10. Bethany Potts
11. Sam Benton
12. Jacky Guy
13. Scott Neilson
14. Helen Wise
15. Sara Jenks
16. Kate Templeton
17. CIRCO
18. Christina Dold
19. Teresa Lambe
20. Andrew Pollard
21. Alexander J Mentzer
22. Julian C Knight
23. COMBAT
24. Susanna Dunachie
25. Paul Klenerman
26. Eleanor Barnes
27. Alan Carson
28. Laura McWhirter
29. Tracy Hussell
30. Rennos Fragkoudis
31. Susan Rosser
32. David Cavanagh
33. Graeme Cowan
34. Madhvi Menon
35. Joseph A Marsh
36. Dirk A Kleinjan
37. Nick Gilbert

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  eLife assessment

  This study provides novel insights into COVID-19 immune responses by using the delta of the normalised accessible surface area (DASA) to map IgM responses to the SARS-CoV-2 Membrane protein M1-subtype across multiple European cohorts. The evidence supporting the findings is solid, with thorough validation and comprehensive analysis, although additional clarity on T-independent B cell reactions and the impact of comorbidities would further strengthen the conclusions. The methods and data presented are valuable for advancing diagnostic and prognostic tools for COVID-19, particularly in the context of long COVID.

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Possible roles of phytochemicals with bioactive properties in the prevention of and recovery from COVID-19

1. Sachiko Koyama
2. Paule V. Joseph
3. Vonnie D. C. Shields
4. Thomas Heinbockel
5. Poonam Adhikari
6. Rishemjit Kaur
7. Ritesh Kumar
8. Rafieh Alizadeh
9. Surabhi Bhutani
10. Orietta Calcinoni
11. Carla Mucignat-Caretta
12. Jingguo Chen
13. Keiland W. Cooper
14. Subha R. Das
15. Paloma Rohlfs Domínguez
16. Maria Dolors Guàrdia
17. Maria A. Klyuchnikova
18. Tatiana K. Laktionova
19. Eri Mori
20. Zeinab Namjoo
21. Ha Nguyen
22. Mehmet Hakan Özdener
23. Shima Parsa
24. Elif Özdener-Poyraz
25. Daniel Jan Strub
26. Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary
27. Rumi Ueha
28. Vera V. Voznessenskaya

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