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Editorial

Accepted on 08 Jun 2026

Editorial: Microbiota, Antibiotic Resistance, and Host-Microbe Interactions: A Comprehensive Exploration of Infectious Disease Dynamics

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Associate Professor Dr. Anis Rageh Al-Maleki
Samantha Flores-Treviño
CHIA WEI CHEAH
Yousri Abdelmutalab Abdelhafiz

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Jun 2026

A Dual-Phase Strategy to Integrate the VITEK MS RUO Database into Routine Clinical Practice: From Validation of Analytical Performance to Implementation of an Automated Workflow

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Hua Nian
Li Fushun
Xingqi Wang
Xiaoou Yu
Jinna Dai
Yunzhuo Chu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Jun 2026

Development and validation of a risk prediction model for hospital mortality in adult patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Hua-Zheng Guo
Zhen-Chuan Xing
Ting Ao
Ming Hu
Peng Zhen

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Jun 2026

Rapid and Low-Cost Detection of Six Major Pediatric Enteric Pathogens Using a Closed-Tube PCR-Invasive Reaction Assay

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Nan Yang
Jin Zhou
Han Zhang
Yihsuan Huang
Guiping Kong
Yucan Zheng
Zhuo Zhang
Ying Shen
Xiu Han
Zhifeng Liu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2026

Spatio-temporal differences and associations between upper and lower respiratory microbiota in ventilator-associated pneumonia

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Hong Yang
Xin-Xin Ni
Feng Xu
Xin-Yi Lu
Yu Chen
Jia-Le Chen

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1757535

405 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2026

Development and evaluation of single-plex TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR assays for the detection of six tick-borne pathogenic viruses in northeastern China

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Shiyao Xu
Zheng Gui
Ziyan Liu
Kai Wang
Ning Liu
Yunzhi Peng
Liang Li
Zedong Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1777543

557 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2026

Rapid serological detection of smooth Brucella strain antibodies in bovine and sheep using a dynamic flow immunochromatographic test

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Kaiyutai Zhou
Chenye You
Fucheng Wang
Lulu Li
Liyan Lian
Yuanzheng Jia
Xiangan Han
Wei Jiang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1804374

492 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Jun 2026

Carriage of Brucella spp. in people experienced with fever of unknown origin in Inner Mongolia, China

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Tianlong Zhang
Jing Li
Yan Hai
Zhen Wang
Mingmei Wang
Yingdi Wang
Ying Zhang
Aiping Qin
Jie Liu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

100 views

Review

Published on 02 Jun 2026

Comprehensive management of hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections: a narrative review

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Yiran Ge
Yuqing Wang
Xiaojie He
Yaqing Wang
Xiaodong Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1822898

771 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2026

Machine learning prediction of sepsis in paralytic ileus using interpretable clinical models

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Qingzhou Song
Xuanlin Wu
Firooz Ahmad Taheri
Linghou Meng
Wentao Wang
Xianwei Mo

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1705126

324 views

Review

Accepted on 01 Jun 2026

Recent advances in early screening and diagnosis of sepsis: a narrative review

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Xiao-Lian Zhou
Xiao-Bo HU
Yongsheng Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

124 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Jun 2026

Salivary exosomal Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA enables sensitive detection of paucibacillary tuberculosis: a molecular diagnosis study

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Jun Ma
Xubin Zheng
Yifan He
Xuewen Tang
Zhen Huang
Li Wang
Xing Tang
Yuanyuan Huang
Zhizhi Lei
Min Zhu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1811140

523 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Jun 2026

A large-scale retrospective analysis reveals the fungal pathogen spectrum across diverse clinical specimens using metagenomic next-generation sequencing

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Shuo Zhang
Liangyu Li
Zhili Niu
Mengling Liu
Jieyu Mao
Jinwen Min
Sheng Xu
Ruiyun Li
Haiyue Zhang
Jing Yin

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1779223

638 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 May 2026

Machine learning–assisted prognostic model for mortality in ICU patients with culture-confirmed Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: a preliminary single-center retrospective cohort study

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Xu Ran
Zhaojun Wang
Jingjing Shao
Ziyue Ma
Qinfu Liu
Dan Yang
Gang Li
Xiaojun Yang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

148 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 May 2026

Application of Autoantibody Markers Based on Phage Display Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Technology in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infections

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

GangJie Chang
JianZhong Xu
YangCheng Ma

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

161 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 May 2026

Hybridization Chain Reaction-Assisted CRISPR/Cas12a Strategy for Rapid and Visual Detection of Haemophilus influenzae

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Chunfang Ma
Jiayi Zhang
Yayun Jiang
Xiangxiang Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

150 views

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2026

The complexity of invasive fungal diseases in the intensive care unit: evaluation of metagenomic next-generation sequencing

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Rui Wang
Hailing Yang
Chunmei Zhang
Xirenguli Zi Neng

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1820501

592 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 29 May 2026

Endothelial, cytokine, and Th1/cellular host biomarkers discriminate complicated osteoarticular tuberculosis: a prospective single-center cohort study with ROC analysis

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Shuhrat Bozorov
Bakhtiyor Khamdamov
Isomiddin Usmanov
Nigora Faizullaeva
Musharraf Shodiyeva

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1866153

821 views

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2026

The efficacy and safety of colistimethate sodium in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli: a real-world observational study

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Tingyuan Zhang
Fan Zhang
Zhengrong Mao
Lei Li
Lihui Wang
Chao Qin
Dahuan Li
Jianwei Wang
Huaqiang Wang
Shaofang Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1742142

798 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 May 2026

Predictors for Identifying Autoimmune Encephalitis in Pediatric Patients

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Yanmeng Sun
Shangmin Yang
Mengyuan Wang
Huan Xu
Shifu Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

119 views

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2026

Machine learning identifies PPARG as a diagnostic biomarker for sepsis linked to CD14/NF-κB signaling: integrated transcriptomics and experimental validation

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Yingying Ji
Xin Xiao
Yanou Li
Hua Meng
Fang Huang
Jun Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1800050

665 views

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2026

Optimization of colonoscope bedside precleaning protocol: an orthogonal experimental study

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Bingru Li
Jinpeng Jiang
Yingying Wang
Qihan Wu
Yuan Sheng
Ningning Li
Mengdan Ye
Wen Li
Wei Cai

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1704851

492 views

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2026

A synergistic multi-omics approach: causal sepsis drivers identified in activated CD4+ T cells by single-cell RNA sequencing and Mendelian randomization

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Jun Zhou
Yun Liu
Qiuyan Hu
Chengzhi Xu
Fei Yin
Ye Lu
Qiang Shi

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1749207

828 views

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2026

Clinical characteristics of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in non-HIV patients: a retrospective study

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Mengyuan Li
Junsu Pan
Shuting Ye
Chongyang Wang
Jianhua Luo
Cheng Zheng

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1710074

520 views

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articles

Editorial: Microbiota, Antibiotic Resistance, and Host-Microbe Interactions: A Comprehensive Exploration of Infectious Disease Dynamics

A Dual-Phase Strategy to Integrate the VITEK MS RUO Database into Routine Clinical Practice: From Validation of Analytical Performance to Implementation of an Automated Workflow

Development and validation of a risk prediction model for hospital mortality in adult patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Rapid and Low-Cost Detection of Six Major Pediatric Enteric Pathogens Using a Closed-Tube PCR-Invasive Reaction Assay

Spatio-temporal differences and associations between upper and lower respiratory microbiota in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Development and evaluation of single-plex TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR assays for the detection of six tick-borne pathogenic viruses in northeastern China

Rapid serological detection of smooth Brucella strain antibodies in bovine and sheep using a dynamic flow immunochromatographic test

Carriage of Brucella spp. in people experienced with fever of unknown origin in Inner Mongolia, China

Comprehensive management of hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections: a narrative review

Machine learning prediction of sepsis in paralytic ileus using interpretable clinical models

Recent advances in early screening and diagnosis of sepsis: a narrative review

Salivary exosomal Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA enables sensitive detection of paucibacillary tuberculosis: a molecular diagnosis study

A large-scale retrospective analysis reveals the fungal pathogen spectrum across diverse clinical specimens using metagenomic next-generation sequencing

Machine learning–assisted prognostic model for mortality in ICU patients with culture-confirmed Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: a preliminary single-center retrospective cohort study

Application of Autoantibody Markers Based on Phage Display Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Technology in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infections

Hybridization Chain Reaction-Assisted CRISPR/Cas12a Strategy for Rapid and Visual Detection of Haemophilus influenzae

The complexity of invasive fungal diseases in the intensive care unit: evaluation of metagenomic next-generation sequencing

Endothelial, cytokine, and Th1/cellular host biomarkers discriminate complicated osteoarticular tuberculosis: a prospective single-center cohort study with ROC analysis

The efficacy and safety of colistimethate sodium in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli: a real-world observational study

Predictors for Identifying Autoimmune Encephalitis in Pediatric Patients

Machine learning identifies PPARG as a diagnostic biomarker for sepsis linked to CD14/NF-κB signaling: integrated transcriptomics and experimental validation

Optimization of colonoscope bedside precleaning protocol: an orthogonal experimental study

A synergistic multi-omics approach: causal sepsis drivers identified in activated CD4+ T cells by single-cell RNA sequencing and Mendelian randomization

Clinical characteristics of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in non-HIV patients: a retrospective study