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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 16h

Is a healthy microbiome one that is rich in phages? 🦠 Excited to share our paper out in Lancet Microbe with @bkoskella.bsky.social & @dholtappels.bsky.social where we test whether virome diversity can be used a broad signature of microbiome health 📈

The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 1d

New research article

Evaluation of bacteriophages as a signature of #microbiome health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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#IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #Phage #OpenAccess #OA

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 20h

Our October issue is now online:

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Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #Trypanosoma #Chagas #Streptococcus #AMR #gonorrhoea #cytomegalovirus #cholera #mpox #TB

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Cover of The Lancet Microbe's October issue with a "Cytomegalovirus … image taken with transmission electron microscopy.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 21h

Melioidosis—it's a fatal but preventable infection. Why is it not classed as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD)? Sophie Cousins reports in The Lancet.

Read in the latest issue 👉 tinyurl.com/zz65vbup

Cover of The Lancet, Oct 11 issue. The quote, "Melioidosis is a disease so neglected it is not on WHO's list of Neglected Tropical Diseases."

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 1d

New research article

Evaluation of bacteriophages as a signature of #microbiome health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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#IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #Phage #OpenAccess #OA

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The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social · 1d

Our second issue is now live!

In our red section, find original research from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, the E-MOTIVE bundle for postpartum haemorrhage, hyperemesis gravidarum and mental health, and the use during pregnancy of proton pump inhibitors www.thelancet.com/issue/S3050-...

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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social · 1d

Our latest issue is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep!

Content includes #obesity, #MASLD, #FMT for #Cdiff #viralhepatitis, #cirrhosis, #DGBI & more!

#GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 1d

New research article

Determining targets for #ceftriaxone resistance detection in #Neisseria gonorrhoeae based on genotype–phenotype data: an observational study

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#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #gonorrhoea #gonorrhea #OpenAccess #OA

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Sam Lipworth @samlipworth.bsky.social · 2d

Pleased to see this out today in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... We estimate the independent effects of AMR genes on MIC at a drug-bug level and challenge the idea that resistance is a binary phenomenon.

Estimating the association of antimicrobial resistance genes with minimum inhibitory concentration in Escherichia coli: an observational study

Surveillance and prediction of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli relies on curated databases of genes and mutations. We aimed to quantify the …

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 2d

New research article

Estimating the association of antimicrobial resistance genes with minimum inhibitory concentration in Escherichia coli: an observational study

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#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #WGS #OpenAccess #OA

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 2d

New research article

Invasive #Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis compared with Streptococcus pyogenes in Australia, 2011–23, and the emergence of a multi-continent stG62647 lineage

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 2d

New research article

Duration of the serological response and effectiveness of the inactivated #influenza #vaccine in healthy adults aged 18–65 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 4d

Shigellosis is the most common cause of invasive bloody diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years.

The prevention of infection with vaccination & sanitation strategies remains a crucial step in reducing worldwide morbidity & mortality.

Find out more ▶️ tinyurl.com/ard69t83

Figure showing the immunopathogenesis of Shigella infection in the colon. MAMPs=microbe-associated molecular patterns. DAMPs=damage-associated molecular patterns. NK=natural killer. Adapted from Schnupf and Sansonetti. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 4d

Want to stay up to date with the latest original research, perspectives and insights in your field? 🏥

Explore our Specialty Collections to stay informed with the most current and relevant content published across The Lancet Group.

🔗 thelancet.com/collections

A blue square with the words, "Clinical Resources" and a take on the Rod of Asclepius; a traditional symbol of medicine.

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 7d

New research article

Single-gene transcripts for subclinical #tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 8d

“We want to hear African voices who understand the contextual realities of research, policy making, health systems, and community engagement across a diverse range of settings in the region” - Catherine Draper, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Regional Health – Africa. #MedSky

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 8d

🔔 Introducing The Lancet Regional Health – Africa, a new #goldopenaccess journal promoting the advancement of clinical practice and health policy in Africa.

Explore the new journal at hubs.li/Q03KzMp00 #MedSky

A special preview issue of The Lancet Regional Health – Africa. On the cover is a photograph of a doctor examining a Maasai baby. Copyright: Hugh Sitton/Getty Images

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 8d

New research article

Rapid pan-microbial metagenomics for pathogen detection and personalised therapy in the intensive care unit: a single-centre prospective observational study

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 9d

New comment:

Improving antimalarial therapeutic efficacy studies

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Improving antimalarial therapeutic efficacy studies

Malaria, mostly due to Plasmodium falciparum, remains an enormous problem, especially in Africa. For the last two decades, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been recommended for the trea...

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 9d

New Personal View:

Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings

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Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings

Therapeutic efficacy surveillance (TES) is the current WHO recommended method of assessing antimalarial treatment efficacy in vivo. TES has considerable limitations: it is logistically demanding, expe...

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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 10d

Good title this:

"Tuberculosis and the perils of historical amnesia"

Good reminder about "...the enduring role of poverty, overcrowding, and substandard housing in sustaining tuberculosis in the present era.."

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Tuberculosis and the perils of historical amnesia

In a recent Comment published in The Lancet, Hans Henri P Kluge emphasised the urgency of addressing drug-resistant tuberculosis in the WHO European region.1 Although the health security framing…

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 16d

Oncolytic viruses have the unique ability to selectively replicate within (and to destroy) cancer cells, offering a promising approach in cancer treatment.

A new Review summarises clinical progress, remaining challenges, & future research directions: tinyurl.com/9667u3ab

Figure showing the production and transplantation of β cells derived from embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells. Copyright: 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 11d

New comment

Rethinking the role of animals in antimicrobial resistance

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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 14d

New research article

Rethinking #cholera diagnostic test performance, interpretation, and evaluation: a field-based latent-class analysis in Bangladesh

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