Frontiers in Medicine | Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Systematic Review

Accepted on 31 Oct 2025

Chlorhexidine versus Povidone-Iodine for Surgical Site Infection Prevention: An Updated Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Shengyi Yang
Zhenwei Li
Feiyu Wu
Liyuan Sun
Yulu He
Shengyi Yang

Frontiers in Medicine

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 31 Oct 2025

Chronic meningoencephalomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova infection: a case report and literature review

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Shao Li
Qianqian Tian
Xixi Yang
Mengyao Zhang
Menghan Zheng
Dawei Li
Zhihui Duan
Yan Li
Zhandong Qiu
Zheng Liu

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Oct 2025

Global research hotspots and trends in brucellosis: A bibliometric and visualization analysis based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Wen Liu
Yonghai Dong
Weidong Zhou
Aimeng Sun

Frontiers in Medicine

Correction

Accepted on 30 Oct 2025

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in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Yunxiao Ji
Kangpeng Li
Rugang Zhao
Changsong Zhao
Qiang Zhang

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Oct 2025

Optimized Strategy of Switching to Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate Treatment for Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Experienced Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Xuan Hu
Yin Kong
Yuanyuan Liu
Tianfu Liu
Aidi Ma
Yongfang Li
Yaping Zhang
Juan Li
Lingyi Zhang
Guangming Li

Frontiers in Medicine

Case Report

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Case Report: First pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium colombiense in a non-immunosuppressed host with bronchiectasis: diagnosis facilitated by synergistic mNGS and culture

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Jishan Tan
Lu Liu
Lu Wang
Yuanqing Qu
Zhiyong Sun
Qin Wang
Yuan Liu

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1671968

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Case Report

Accepted on 29 Oct 2025

Syphilitic Proximal Coronary Stenosis with Discordant Serology: Diagnostic Validation by Optical Coherence Tomography

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Jingjie Xiong
Ting Gan
Jing Hu
Wenhu Liu
Xuehua Wang
Han li
Jiaxi Lv
Ni Xiong
Yanli Huang
Qianyi Liu

Frontiers in Medicine

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Original Research

Accepted on 29 Oct 2025

Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for 30-Day Mortality in Adult Bacterial Meningitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Jun Zhou
Jicheng Xing
Xiangjun Cheng
Fei Jin
Yiling Huang

Frontiers in Medicine

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Case Report

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Case Report: Delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to meropenem in an elderly patient—successful management with imipenem-cilastatin

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Cuilin He
Maozhu Liu
Jiao Ye
Hong Zheng
Junjie Yang
Lingmei Huang

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1671455

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Case Report

Accepted on 28 Oct 2025

Multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia asiatica co-infection with Torque teno virus in an "immunocompetent" patient: a rare case report and literature review

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Weiwei Huang
Xu Ran
Zuoxin Zhang
Lin Yang
Jinbo Yin
Shengqing Lv
Guolong Liu
Yuchun Pei

Frontiers in Medicine

Brief Research Report

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Association of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy stages with obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness: a cross-sectional study

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Luana F. Cruz
Liliane F. A. Oliveira
Isabela Guimarães Pache de Faria
Vinicius C. Viana
Bruno M. F. Silva
Caroline P. Serrano
Lucia R. N. B. Paes
Mauro F. F. Mediano
Alejandro M. Hasslocher-Moreno
Cláudia Maria Valete

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1652618

389 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Oct 2025

Assessment of the risk of discontinuation of Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate after delivery and the benefit of continued treatment in patients with immune tolerance

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Huan Liang
Hengkai Liang
Bobin Hu
Long Huang
Hongqian Liang
Minghua Su
Rongming Wang
Tumei Su
Qingmei Li
Yanfei Feng

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Oct 2025

Clinical Features Analysis for Complications in Infants with Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Haifeng Geng
Wenqiang Sun
Qiuping Shen
Cancan Li
Wenmei Li
Huawei Wang
Kun Wang
Xueping Zhu

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

A fatal intractable ventricular fibrillation triggered by improper use of Xiaozhong Jiuwei Powder: integrated LC-MS chemical profiling unveils the cardiotoxic culprits

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Halidan Abudu
Zhaofei Yang
Lu Zhang
Dilidaer Sidike
Liqiong Guo
Haojun Fan
Ayixiamuguli Wubuli

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1682854

250 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

Assessment of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in people living with HIV: a long-term follow-up study in Northeastern Brazil

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Matheus Henrique Gonçalves Aguiar
Diego Lins Guedes
Walter Lins Barbosa Júnior
Elis Dionísio da Silva
Gilberto Silva Nunes Bezerra
Cristine Vieira Bonfim
Amanda Virginia Batista Vieira
Bruna Eduarda Freitas Monteiro
Roberta dos Santos Souza
Lucyo Flávio Bezerra Diniz

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1682423

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Case Report

Accepted on 24 Oct 2025

Chronic Q Fever Mimicking Malignancy and Tuberculosis in a Hemodialysis Patient: Multidisciplinary Diagnosis Guided by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Weidong Huang
Hai-ping Lai
Lishi Yu
Lie Jin
Wenhui Lei

Frontiers in Medicine

414 views