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Editorial: Raising the bar: advancing therapeutic strategies for fighting communicable and noncommunicable diseases

Summary

Scientists are developing new ways to fight dangerous infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and drug-resistant pathogens. Recent discoveries include safer uses of existing drugs, better dosing strategies tailored to individual patients, and effective combination therapies that reduce antibiotic resistance. These advances represent important progress in treating serious infectious diseases like COVID-19, tuberculosis, and bacterial infections.

Background

Communicable diseases caused by pathogens like SARS-CoV-2 continue to pose significant threats to global health. Recent breakthroughs in therapeutic strategies aim to combat various infectious diseases and improve treatment outcomes. This editorial reviews recent advances in therapeutic approaches against multiple pathogens.

Objective

To highlight recent research findings and advancements in therapeutic strategies for treating communicable and noncommunicable diseases. The editorial discusses various approaches to mitigating the impact of pathogens including bacteria, viruses, and drug-resistant organisms.

Results

Multiple therapeutic advances were identified including bedaquiline with biomarker identification for safety monitoring, vancomycin dosing optimization for CRRT patients, zoliflodacin-doxycycline combination therapy for gonorrhea, and various COVID-19 treatments including Paxlovid, baricitinib, UDCA, and lentinan nasal drops.

Conclusion

Recent therapeutic advances show promising results in combating communicable diseases, though generalization is limited by small cohort sizes and restricted geographical representation. These findings serve as stepping stones for future discoveries in infectious disease treatment.
  • Published in:Frontiers in Pharmacology,
  • Study Type:Editorial Review,
  • Source: PMID: 39355772, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1486889
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