Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS)is caused by human immunodeficiency virus(HIV),which was found by French scientists 40 years ago,12 years after AIDS was firstly reported by US scientists.2 TheHIV/AIDS pandemi...Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS)is caused by human immunodeficiency virus(HIV),which was found by French scientists 40 years ago,12 years after AIDS was firstly reported by US scientists.2 TheHIV/AIDS pandemic has spread to every country of theworldwith over 84 million infections and more than 40 million deaths since the start of the epidemic.3 According to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS),there are 38.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA)in 2021.4 In order to realize the Ending AIDS Plan by 2030,the UNAIDS made the intermediate target of less than 500,000 new HIV infections and 500,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2020.5 In the 2021 United Nations(UN)75th General Assembly,the General Secretary reported that the 2020 target of Ending AIDS Plan was not reached,6 with 1.7 million HIV infections and 690,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2019.7 In order to bring the Ending AIDS Plan back on track,UNAIDS setup a higher goal of“95-95-95,”meaning the percentage for all PLWHA who know their HIV status.展开更多
Since the start of the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)in January 2020,the pandemic has been raging on for 3 years,with a devastating impact on human health,resulting globally in 663,248,631 confirmed in...Since the start of the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)in January 2020,the pandemic has been raging on for 3 years,with a devastating impact on human health,resulting globally in 663,248,631 confirmed infections and 6,709,387 confirmed deaths as of January 19,2023.1 Facing this remarkably fast developing pandemic with limited knowledge on many aspects of the disease,including transmission,effective infection control,morbidity and treatment,researchers and practitioners worldwide have switched their focus to COVID-19–related research and practices.According to incomplete statistics,more than 330,000 COVID-19–related publications have been indexed in PubMed by January 19,2023,2 which carried out comprehensive and multifaceted studies on COVID-19.These research findings have played a key role in controlling the spread of COVID-19,treating severe and/or critical cases,and reducing the morbidity and mortality.展开更多
It has been more than 80 years since penicillin was applied for the treatment of human bacterial infections.During this period,new antibiotics have been discovered and applied continuously.However,in order to copewith...It has been more than 80 years since penicillin was applied for the treatment of human bacterial infections.During this period,new antibiotics have been discovered and applied continuously.However,in order to copewith the threat of antibiotics,bacteria have also evolved by accumulating adaptive mutations or acquiring and spreading drug resistance genes.Today,the global high rate of drug resistance,1 multiple drug resistance2 and even the emergence of“super bugs”3 have posed new challenges to the treatment of bacterial infections.展开更多
基金This work was supported by a grant(B2022011-3-2020)of NationalMedical Center for Infectious Diseases.
文摘Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS)is caused by human immunodeficiency virus(HIV),which was found by French scientists 40 years ago,12 years after AIDS was firstly reported by US scientists.2 TheHIV/AIDS pandemic has spread to every country of theworldwith over 84 million infections and more than 40 million deaths since the start of the epidemic.3 According to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS),there are 38.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA)in 2021.4 In order to realize the Ending AIDS Plan by 2030,the UNAIDS made the intermediate target of less than 500,000 new HIV infections and 500,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2020.5 In the 2021 United Nations(UN)75th General Assembly,the General Secretary reported that the 2020 target of Ending AIDS Plan was not reached,6 with 1.7 million HIV infections and 690,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2019.7 In order to bring the Ending AIDS Plan back on track,UNAIDS setup a higher goal of“95-95-95,”meaning the percentage for all PLWHA who know their HIV status.
文摘Since the start of the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)in January 2020,the pandemic has been raging on for 3 years,with a devastating impact on human health,resulting globally in 663,248,631 confirmed infections and 6,709,387 confirmed deaths as of January 19,2023.1 Facing this remarkably fast developing pandemic with limited knowledge on many aspects of the disease,including transmission,effective infection control,morbidity and treatment,researchers and practitioners worldwide have switched their focus to COVID-19–related research and practices.According to incomplete statistics,more than 330,000 COVID-19–related publications have been indexed in PubMed by January 19,2023,2 which carried out comprehensive and multifaceted studies on COVID-19.These research findings have played a key role in controlling the spread of COVID-19,treating severe and/or critical cases,and reducing the morbidity and mortality.
文摘It has been more than 80 years since penicillin was applied for the treatment of human bacterial infections.During this period,new antibiotics have been discovered and applied continuously.However,in order to copewith the threat of antibiotics,bacteria have also evolved by accumulating adaptive mutations or acquiring and spreading drug resistance genes.Today,the global high rate of drug resistance,1 multiple drug resistance2 and even the emergence of“super bugs”3 have posed new challenges to the treatment of bacterial infections.
