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Community-acquired pneumonia: Updates in local treatment strategy and clinical experience with levofloxacin

07 October, 2021

Dr Chu Thi Hanh Head of Respiratory Department Tam Anh General Hospital Vietnam According to the Survey of Antibiotic Resistance (SOAR) – an ongoing surveillance study of key respiratory pathogens...

Dr Chu Thi Hanh Head of Respiratory Department Tam Anh General Hospital Vietnam According to the Survey of Antibiotic Resistance (SOAR) – an ongoing surveillance study of key respiratory pathogens...

Highly antimicrobial-resistant bacteria increase severity and mortality in patients with intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia

16 September, 2021

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health concern. The spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens means that the treatment of common infections is becoming increasingly complicated.1 Despite this, there remains...

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health concern. The spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens means that the treatment of common infections is becoming increasingly complicated.1 Despite this, there remains...

The role of fluoroquinolone in the treatment of infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens

15 September, 2021

Associate Professor Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, MD, MSCE, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand...

Associate Professor Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, MD, MSCE, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand...

Urinary tract infection: Diagnosis and treatment strategies

23 August, 2021

Professor Li Gonghui Director and doctoral advisor, Urology Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (SRRSH), Zhejiang University School of Medicine National committee member of Chinese Urological Association, Chinese Medical...

Professor Li Gonghui Director and doctoral advisor, Urology Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (SRRSH), Zhejiang University School of Medicine National committee member of Chinese Urological Association, Chinese Medical...

COVID-19 post-infection immunity persists for at least 9 months

23 August, 2021

In most patients who have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, antibody responses can be detected in their sera 10–15 days from the...

In most patients who have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, antibody responses can be detected in their sera 10–15 days from the...

What’s New in the Updated Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Bronchiectasis

18 August, 2021

Professor Yuanlin Song Head of Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University Distinguished Professor appointed by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and PhD Supervisor, Fudan University Deputy...

Professor Yuanlin Song Head of Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University Distinguished Professor appointed by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and PhD Supervisor, Fudan University Deputy...

Changes in Chinese Healthcare policies: What’s new in antibiotic treatment options

12 August, 2021

Xiao Yonghong, Professor, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University AMR...

Xiao Yonghong, Professor, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University AMR...

Antimicrobial resistance in respiratory tract infections: Current trends and strategies

06 August, 2021

Ye Feng, Chief Physician and Doctoral Advisor Deputy Head of Respiratory Medicine at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University/Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health Member of the Infections Assembly,...

Ye Feng, Chief Physician and Doctoral Advisor Deputy Head of Respiratory Medicine at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University/Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health Member of the Infections Assembly,...

Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: The impact of fluoroquinolones treatment on hospital length of stay

04 August, 2021

Professor Yi-Tsung Lin Professor of Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University; Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General...

Professor Yi-Tsung Lin Professor of Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University; Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General...

Tofacitinib lowered mortality risk in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia

Disease progression in COVID-19 is associated with an impaired immune response, which leads to a cytokine release syndrome, or hyperinflammatory state.1 Treatment or management of this response could improve disease...

Disease progression in COVID-19 is associated with an impaired immune response, which leads to a cytokine release syndrome, or hyperinflammatory state.1 Treatment or management of this response could improve disease...

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