Infectious Diseases Research

Publications

The UCLA Division of Infectious Diseases influences scientific progress, policy and discourse through publications in high-impact journals. Keep up with the latest articles from our faculty here:

August 2026

  1. Davey DJ, Lockman S, Shapiro R, Malaba T, Davies N, Fairlie L, Zash R. Does U=U apply during breastfeeding? An urgent research priority. Lancet HIV. 2026 Jul 31:S2352-3018(26)00167-0. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(26)00167-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42537676.
  2. Larnard J, Stead W, Branch-Elliman W. Considering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life. Clin Geriatr Med. 2026 Aug;42(3):545-557. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2025.09.001. PMID: 42547177.
  3. Chittrakarn S, Koomanachai P, Sutthipool K, Ogawa L, Schaenman JM. HHV-8 Infection in Solid-Organ Transplant-Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations and Management. Rev Med Virol. 2026 Sep;36(5):e70193. doi: 10.1002/rmv.70193. PMID: 42549899; PMCID: PMC13435822.
  4. Burnham-Marusich AR, Pandit V, Alkhazraji S, Gu Y, Zayac KR, Wingard JR, Culver EL, Walish JJ, Ibrahim AS, Kozel TR. Mannan immunoassay for diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis: assay development, preclinical testing and evaluation in an animal model. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2026 Jul 22;16:1875264. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1875264. PMID: 42558287; PMCID: PMC13437415.
  5. Mukadi PK, Merritt S, Nkuba-Ndaye A, Halbrook M, Anta Y, Bodisa Matamu T, Hasivirwe Vakaniaki E, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Harrigan RJ, Lunyanga L, Kacita C, Kompany JP, Linsuke S, Lemaille C, Inaka MC, Ayouba A, Hoff NA, Kindrachuk J, Hensley LE, Peeters M, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Rimoin AW. Mpox seroprevalence among sex workers and men who have sex with men preceding sustained urban outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Epidemiol Infect. 2026 Jun 23;154:e107. doi: 10.1017/S0950268826101861. PMID: 42333755.
  6. Murdande S, Mishra S, Munoz A, Fox K, D'Assumpcao C. Mpox in advanced AIDS with concurrent opportunistic infections: periprocedural management challenges. Infect Prev Pract. 2026 Aug 1;8(3):100565. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2026.100565. PMID: 42576935; PMCID: PMC13453443.
  7. Smith PJ, Davey DJ, Schmucker L, Bekker LG, Medina-Marino A, Thirumurthy H, Buttenheim AM, Meyer-Rath G. The Cost and Intermediate Cost-Effectiveness of a Randomized Control Trial Delivering U=U Messaging to Increase HIV Testing Among South African Men. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2026 Aug 10;14(1):e2400143. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00143. PMID: 42575676; PMCID: PMC13455848.
  8. Clark DC, Baden R, Banerjee J, Bedrossian R, Chute H, Davar K, Deng D, Donnelly M, Fernandez D, Goodman R, Gordon H, Harris E, Hutcheon D, Jeng A, Kolluru V, Lee P, Martinez E, Miller LG, Minejima E, Mykhaylov V, Perez M, Russell D, Srinivasa V, Syed I, Wald-Dickler N, Spellberg B, Freling SR. Cefadroxil as Oral Transitional Therapy for Gram-Positive Bacteremia With or Without Non-Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Aug 10;13(8):ofag413. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofag413. PMID: 42577802; PMCID: PMC13455355.
  9. Parsons JB, Westgeest AC, Conlon BP, Harbarth S, Howden BP, Kim YS, King HA, Lambregts MMC, Miller LG, Patel R, Wang M, Fowler VG Jr. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2026 Aug 13;12(1):53. doi: 10.1038/s41572-026-00729-3. PMID: 42595754.
  10. Italiya J, Hrazdilová K, Celina SS, Nekudova P, Obonyom TA, Robaj A, Cerny J, Modry D, Hensley LE, Rimoin AW, Zurek L. Co-circulation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus and spotted fever group Rickettsia in cattle and ticks from cattle in Kosovo. Front Vet Sci. 2026 Jul 31;13:1888406. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1888406. PMID: 42601893; PMCID: PMC13472809.
  11. Scialli AC, Vijayan T. Meeting Patients with Hepatitis C Where They Are: Lessons from the HIV Epidemic in the USA. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10629-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42608517.
  12. Uslan DZ. Infection Surveillance at 50: Are We Still Measuring What Matters? Ann Intern Med. 2026 Aug 18. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-26-02245. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42607306.
  13. Chou C, Morton SR, Konda KA, Vargas S, Reyes-Diaz M, Vasquez F, Caceres CF, Klausner JD, Toombs T, Ahmad R, Allan-Blitz LT. An Exploratory Study of Host Plasma Proteomic Signatures that Distinguish Secondary and Early Latent Syphilis in Adults. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Aug 4;13(8):ofag498. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofag498. PMID: 42614579; PMCID: PMC13481980.
  14. Garcia CY, Chou C, Caso E, Hudspeth JC, Allan-Blitz LT. Variation in Hospital Visiting Hour Policies in Acute Care Facilities in Four U.S. States: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Aug 18. doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10681-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42613400.
  15. Maguire C, Chen J, Rouphael N, Morse BA, Hoch A, Pickering H, Phan HV, Glascock A, Chu V, Dandekar R; IMPACC Network; Corry D, Kheradmand F, Baden LR, Sekaly RP, McComsey GA, Haddad EK, Cairns CB, Pulendran B, Fernandez-Sesma A, Simon V, Metcalf JP, Agudelo Higuita NI, Messer WB, Davis MM, Nadeau KC, Kraft M, Bime C, Schaenman J, Erle D, Calfee CS, Atkinson MA, Brakenridge SC, Ehrlich LIR, Montgomery RR, Shaw A, Hough CL, Hafler D, Augustine AD, Becker PM, Peters B, Ozonoff A, Kim-Schulze S, Krammer F, Bosinger SE, Eckalbar W, Altman MC, Wilson M, Guan L, Kleinstein SH, Smolen KK, Reed EF, Levy O, Maecker H, Hunt P, Steen H, Diray-Arce J, Langelier CR, Melamed E. Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19. Nature. 2026 Aug;656(8128):700-711. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10740-z. Epub 2026 Aug 5. PMID: 42557313.
  16. Smith OA, Merritt S, Kompany JP, Hoff NA, Wong TAS, Kamara V, Tambu M, Halbrook M, Kindrachuk J, Barrall AL, Musene K, Martin SA, Berestecky J, Orr R, Myers T, MacGill T, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Kaba D, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Rimoin AW, Lehrer AT. Multiplex pan-filovirus assay performance and reproducibility across varied geographical and resource settings. PLoS One. 2026 Aug 20;21(8):e0356257. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356257. PMID: 42623404.
  17. Halbrook M, Merritt S, Hoff NA, Mukadi P, Kompany JP, Musene K, Beya M, Kalengi H, Tambu M, Kelly JD, Ball AH, To A, MacGill T, Orr R, Myers T, Woods CW, Nicholson BP, Wong TA, Hensley LE, Kindrachuk J, Lehrer AT, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Rimoin AW. Bundibugyo virus glycoprotein seroreactivity following recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-Zaire Ebola virus glycoprotein vaccination in outbreak-affected populations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet. 2026 Aug 25:S0140-6736(26)01608-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01608-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42641631.
  18. Herbst de Cortina S, Karanam R, Pramathesh R, Begum F, Jaykrishna P, Srinivas V, Hariprasad R, Madhivanan P, Adsul P, Somaiya D. "Someone could have told me": a qualitative study on experiences with hysterectomy decision-making and regret in Mysore, India. Front Glob Womens Health. 2026 Aug 10;7:1870806. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1870806. PMID: 42638708; PMCID: PMC13500569.
  19. Ross JE, Tomoiaga AS, Owor N, Lu X, Shinyale J, Kiyingi T, Asasira I, Eliku PJ, Nsubuga JB, Nsereko C, Nayiga I, Kyebambe S, Ochar T, Kiwubeyi M, Nankwanga R, Nie K, Xie H, Miake-Lye S, Villagomez B, Qi J, Reynolds SJ, Nakibuuka MC, Kayiwa J, Haumba M, Nakaseegu J, Che X, Hoffman R, Belperio JA, Lutwama JJ, Kim-Schulze S, O'Donnell MR, Bakamutumaho B, Cummings MJ. Proteomic Immune Signatures of Severe HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective, Multicenter Analysis From Uganda. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Aug 27;8(9):e1439. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001439. PMID: 42645154.
  20. Rousseau E, Bondarchuk C, Lebelo K, Matsebula L, Bennin F, Macdonald P, Pike C, Vanto O, Mathole N, Fynn L, Davey DJ, Coakley C, Wallace M, Bekker LG. Determinants of PrEP Delivery Platform Choice in Adolescents and Young People: The Fast-PrEP Project in Cape Town, South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Aug 12;23(8):1045. doi: 10.3390/ijerph23081045. PMID: 42652360; PMCID: PMC13512742.
  21. Kabesha T, Van Dijck C, Mudwanga S, Houben S, Mujula Y, Munganga P, Tshomba JC, Mukari G, Wawina-Bokalanga T, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Jacobs BK, Tsoumanis A, Vakaniaki EH, Rimoin AW, Brosius I, De Vos E, Bangwen E, Bracke S, Vercauteren K, Mwanza JC, Ngoma DB, Katoto P, Yeh S, Kabedi NN, Nussenblatt V, Tshiani-Mbaya O, Crozier I, Nundu SS, Kindrachuk J, Liesenborghs L, Mbala-Kingebeni P. Prevalence, characteristics, and clinical course of mpox-related ophthalmic disease (MBOTE-EYE): a prospective cohort study in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Aug 27:104054. doi: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104054. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42660167.
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