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Infectious disease specialist assesses the risk of contracting the drug-resistant tuberculosis strain EurA1.1 on public transport

Infectious disease physician Andrey Pozdnyakov said that the drug-resistant tuberculosis strain EurA1.1 can be contracted in any crowded place, including public transport, but the probability of infection on the metro is low. The strain is resistant to first- and second-line drugs, yet it does not have increased pathogenicity, and the specialist called the panic groundless.

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One-day test helps detect hidden and antibiotic-resistant infections in critically ill children

At London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, metagenomic testing was applied to 122 children in intensive care in 2024–2025: it detected about 90% of bacteria and viruses and all fungi, and in a quarter of cases it influenced antibiotic prescribing. The results are published in Lancet Microbe; the method is being rolled out in roughly 30 intensive care units across the UK.

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