Standalone, citable summaries published in the Future Science Group journals written to be understood by a lay audience
This new plain language summary in Future Virology looks at the latest findings on the role of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine.
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The original article on which this summary is based is called ‘Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine through 6 Months’ and was originally published in the journal The New England Journal of Medicine. The original article can be read here.
Antifungal stewardship programs provide a stepwise process to improve how patients are treated. The latest plain language summary of publication from Future Microbiology presents results from a study looking at how programs using diagnostic tests may help to manage infections..
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The original article on which this summary is based is called ‘The Role of Diagnostics-Driven Antifungal Stewardship in the Management of Invasive Fungal Infections: A Systematic Literature Review’ and was originally published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases. The original article can be read here.
This plain language summary from Future Virology presents the results of two global clinical studies of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S vaccine against COVID-19. ENSEMBLE study looked at the effectiveness of a single injection of the vaccine. ENSEMBLE2 study looked at the effectiveness of a booster dose of the vaccine given 2 months after the first dose.
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The original articles on which this summary is based are:
‘Final analysis of efficacy and safety of single-dose Ad26.COV2.S’ published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2022. This article is available for free here.
‘Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of a booster regimen of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine against COVID-19 (ENSEMBLE2): results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial’ published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases in 2022. This article is available for free here.
The new plain language summary in Future Microbiology provides an overview of a study looking at what makes people more likely to get a type of fungal infection called invasive mold infections.
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The original article on which this summary is based is called ‘Patient Characteristics and Risk Factors in Invasive Mold Infections: Comparison from a Systematic Review and Database Analysis’ and was originally published in the journal ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research. The original article can be read here.
This plain language summary provides an overview of an article looking at whether isavuconazole works in the same way in Chinese people as it does in Western people. The article also examines how isavuconazole compares with voriconazole in treating people with a type of invasive fungal disease called invasive aspergillosis.
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The original article on which this summary is based is called Clinical experience with isavuconazole in healthy volunteers and patients with invasive aspergillosis in China, and the results from an exposure–response analysis’ and was originally published in the journal Mycoses. The original article can be read here.