Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2026-03-19DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101402
Daniel Pan, Ji Soo Choi, Christopher A Martin, Joshua Nazareth, Laura B Nellums, Benjamin J Cowling, Manish Pareek
{"title":"Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in patients receiving antiviral treatment for COVID-19.","authors":"Daniel Pan, Ji Soo Choi, Christopher A Martin, Joshua Nazareth, Laura B Nellums, Benjamin J Cowling, Manish Pareek","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101402","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101402"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147500240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neonatal sepsis in Africa: what are we missing?","authors":"Luria Leslie Founou, Raspail Carrel Founou, Esmita Charani, Noella Gwanyama, Angela Dramowski, Nicholas Feasey","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neonatal sepsis remains one of the most pressing public health challenges in Africa, threatening progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal target 3.2 of reducing neonatal mortality to 12 deaths or less per 1000 livebirths. Beyond the well recognised barriers to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, additional and often overlooked determinants, including sociocultural norms, fragmented health systems, inequities in care, and low political will, continue to stall progress and sustain unacceptably high mortality rates. Antimicrobial-resistant infections further compound this crisis: neonatal sepsis has become a prime example of antimicrobial resistance in Africa, where neonates are at disproportionate risk. Without urgent context-appropriate actions, the region will continue to carry the greatest burden of preventable neonatal deaths. In this Personal View, we assess the growing threat of antimicrobial-resistant neonatal sepsis in Africa, identify priority health-care and health-system gaps, and appraise evidence-based interventions that remain underimplemented. We argue that political inaction and systemic neglect are the central drivers of this crisis and that sustainable progress requires a shift towards a community-centred One Health approach that integrates biomedical, environmental, and sociocultural dimensions of care. Only by uniting global and local leadership and by tailoring strategies to the diverse realities across African countries can progress be accelerated towards ending preventable neonatal deaths and a better future for all.</p>","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101374"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147494656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2026-03-16DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101363
Balew Arega, Asnake Agunie, Ayelign Derebe
{"title":"The diagnostic void: how typhoid-by-default drives antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.","authors":"Balew Arega, Asnake Agunie, Ayelign Derebe","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The empirical diagnosis of typhoid-by-default represents a severe failure in Ethiopia's management of febrile illnesses. This practice of diagnosing undifferentiated fever as typhoid without confirmation drives antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through a unique diagnostic ecosystem shaped by historical precedent, systemic constraints, community demand, and reliance on the outdated Widal test. This diagnostic void promotes empirical use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, selecting for resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, while contributing to the spread of AMR in commensal organisms and other pathogens. This practice contributes to a broader AMR crisis that extends beyond enteric fever, compromising the treatment of urinary, respiratory, and other common infections. The result is a self-perpetuating cycle of multisystem treatment failures, excess mortality, and economic loss. In this Personal View, we discuss the steps required to break this cycle: eliminating the Widal test, implementing validated diagnostic algorithms for febrile presentation, expanding diagnostic access, introducing typhoid vaccines, and establishing antimicrobial stewardship programmes. Addressing this issue is an urgent public health priority for both national and global AMR containment.</p>","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101363"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147487817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2026-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101399
Tsegahun Manyazewal, Russell R Kempker, Zelalem Temesgen, Catherine Orrell, Esther Ngadaya, Angella Musiimenta, Lilian N Njagi, Priashni Subrayen, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Hussen Mohammed, Abebaw Fekadu, Melanie J Newport, Vincent C Marconi
{"title":"Overcoming structural barriers to tuberculosis treatment in Africa through digital technologies.","authors":"Tsegahun Manyazewal, Russell R Kempker, Zelalem Temesgen, Catherine Orrell, Esther Ngadaya, Angella Musiimenta, Lilian N Njagi, Priashni Subrayen, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Hussen Mohammed, Abebaw Fekadu, Melanie J Newport, Vincent C Marconi","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101399","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101399"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147469663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2026-03-07DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101394
Stuart D Blacksell, Sandhya Dhawan
{"title":"Biosafety without borders: bridging the capacity gap in resource-limited laboratory settings.","authors":"Stuart D Blacksell, Sandhya Dhawan","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101394","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101394"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147436634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2026-03-06DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101391
Shengshan Xu, Zhichao Lin, Zhuming Lu
{"title":"HIV drug resistance in the era of antiretroviral therapy expansion: the hidden cost of success.","authors":"Shengshan Xu, Zhichao Lin, Zhuming Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101391","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101391"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147391279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}