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Complete childhood vaccinations help reduce the risk of mortality in adult patients with tetanus, according to a study.

Treatment with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) is generally safe and effective for the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), reports a study, noting that the expected 8-week prenatal duration is feasible.

A single dose of adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein–based vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) is efficacious against RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (RSV-LRTD) over three RSV seasons in older adults aged ≥60 years, according to results of the phase III AReSVi-006 trial presented at ESCMID Global 2025.

A single low primaquine dose appears to safely and efficaciously reduce transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in children, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

New research from Singapore has shown that most patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) being treated in primary care receive inappropriate antibiotics.

For patients with fungal diseases that preclude receiving standard treatment or IV antifungals primarily due to refractoriness or resistance, ibrexafungerp can serve as an effective salvage treatment given orally, offering a positive risk-benefit ratio up to the final data cut-off in the FURI trial