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Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for CAP in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Challenges and Insights

28 September, 2023

Professor Kuang-Yao Yang Director of Respiratory Critical Care Unit, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP),...

Professor Kuang-Yao Yang Director of Respiratory Critical Care Unit, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP),...

Did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the incidence of life-threatening invasive bacterial infections?

13 September, 2023

In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the global healthcare sector has witnessed the profound and ongoing impact of the viral infection on various aspects of public health. One...

In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the global healthcare sector has witnessed the profound and ongoing impact of the viral infection on various aspects of public health. One...

Optimising Antibiotic Treatment of Bacterial Pleural Empyema: Insights from Thailand

21 August, 2023

Assistant Professor Narongwit Nakwan Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Hat Yai Medical Education Center, Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand Bacterial pleural empyema, a severe and potentially...

Assistant Professor Narongwit Nakwan Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Hat Yai Medical Education Center, Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand Bacterial pleural empyema, a severe and potentially...

Can long-term hospitalisation and antibiotic use for severe COVID-19 pneumonia increase the risk of antimicrobial resistance?

14 August, 2023

COVID-19 infection is known to be associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations, including severe pneumonia. Those affected may exhibit symptoms such as fever, cough, fatigue, and difficulty in...

COVID-19 infection is known to be associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations, including severe pneumonia. Those affected may exhibit symptoms such as fever, cough, fatigue, and difficulty in...

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Pneumonia) – Chapter 5

So, in summary, there is increasing incidence of mixed pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia, increasing incidence of atypical pathogens, and increasing incidence of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 or COVID and influenza....

So, in summary, there is increasing incidence of mixed pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia, increasing incidence of atypical pathogens, and increasing incidence of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 or COVID and influenza....

Stabilizing antimicrobial peptides for the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections

Given the growing demand for effective antibacterial strategies, researchers are constantly exploring innovative materials and techniques to combat the rise of drug-resistant bacterial pathogens.1 For example, numerous studies have explored...

Given the growing demand for effective antibacterial strategies, researchers are constantly exploring innovative materials and techniques to combat the rise of drug-resistant bacterial pathogens.1 For example, numerous studies have explored...

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Pneumonia) – Chapter 4

So, I have talked about fluoroquinolone in CAP in many guidelines – the ATS guideline, IDSA guideline, and also our Thai guideline. In any setting of CAP – both OPD...

So, I have talked about fluoroquinolone in CAP in many guidelines – the ATS guideline, IDSA guideline, and also our Thai guideline. In any setting of CAP – both OPD...

Antibiotic therapy in the management of AECOPD

Dr Charoen Chuchottaworn Senior Medical Advisor, Central Chest Institute of Thailand, Thailand Consultant, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Consultant, Tuberculosis Division, Department of Disease Control, Ministry...

Dr Charoen Chuchottaworn Senior Medical Advisor, Central Chest Institute of Thailand, Thailand Consultant, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Consultant, Tuberculosis Division, Department of Disease Control, Ministry...

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Pneumonia) – Chapter 3

For the practical treatment, we start empiric antibiotics based on number one: (1) severity of pneumonia: if the patient is not severe by the score (we have many scores: CURB-65...

For the practical treatment, we start empiric antibiotics based on number one: (1) severity of pneumonia: if the patient is not severe by the score (we have many scores: CURB-65...

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Pneumonia) – Chapter 2

Epidemiology of CAP: For the past 10 years, we are able to do microbiology diagnosis better. So, we can see mixed infection; we can see more atypical agents, for example,...

Epidemiology of CAP: For the past 10 years, we are able to do microbiology diagnosis better. So, we can see mixed infection; we can see more atypical agents, for example,...

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