Month: <span>December 2025</span>
Month: December 2025

Five-year surveillance of antimicrobial resistance patterns among blood culture isolates at the University Teaching Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1186/s12941-025-00837-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality …

A large prospective study of group B Streptococcus carriage in pregnant women in Morocco: prevalence, serotype distribution, antimicrobial resistance and virulence determinants

BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-12253-y. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:41331552 | DOI:10.1186/s12879-025-12253-y

The association between birth weight/rapid weight gain and early menarche: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on cohort studies

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06386-x. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Early menarche affects the mental and physical health of girls, but the …

AI-driven discovery of antiretroviral drug bictegravir and etravirine as inhibitors against monkeypox and related poxviruses

Commun Biol. 2025 Dec 2;8(1):1734. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-09129-x. ABSTRACT Monkeypox virus (MPXV) caused the 2022-2023 global mpox and the concurrent outbreaks in Africa, disproportionately affecting immunocompromised …

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Depression Among Antenatal and Postnatal Women Attending Government Health Clinics in Selangor, Malaysia: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Dec 2;14:e63663. doi: 10.2196/63663. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Maternal mental health concerns either during pregnancy or the postpartum period are a public health …

Trends and Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendants’ use among Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania: Evidence from the 2004/05-2022 Demographic Health Surveys

PLoS One. 2025 Dec 2;20(12):e0326279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326279. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Skilled birth attendants (SBAs) are vital for reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality, …

The BrainWaves study of adolescent wellbeing and mental health: Methods development and pilot data

PLoS One. 2025 Dec 2;20(12):e0338009. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338009. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT Adolescent mental health and wellbeing are of growing concern globally with increased incidence of mental …