Open Forum Infectious Diseases

SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Unlocking Knowledge: Designing an Infectious Diseases-themed Escape Room for Medical Student and Resident Education

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Single-center pilot implementation with small convenience sample (n=25) and only subjective Likert-scale post-activity surveys; no control group, no knowledge assessment, and no objective outcomes reported.

SEP 2, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Epidemiology and Trends of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in the United States, 2016—2023

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Descriptive epidemiological surveillance report of laboratory isolates over 8 years with no comparator group, control arm, or inferential analysis; informs public health monitoring but does not establish clinical outcomes or causal relationships.

SEP 2, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Estimating state-level chlamydia and gonorrhea incidence and prevalence among women living in the United States during 2019-2023: mathematical modeling analysis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Mathematical modeling study using indirect calibration to surveillance data; produces state-level estimates but lacks direct validation and relies on assumptions about undiagnosed infections.

AUG 20, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Retrospective Analysis of Chronic Q Fever Cases at a Tertiary Care Center from 2007 to 2023

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Retrospective single-centre case series with modest sample size and no comparator; provides descriptive epidemiology and outcomes but lacks the design rigour to support generalizable clinical recommendations.