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MEET THE EXPERT ONLINE: Gram-negative pneumonias – Is the pendulum swinging to Stenotrophomonas and Elizabethkingia species?

19 November, 2021

Increasingly emerging rare bacterial infection in Taiwan – Elizabethkingia spp.

12 November, 2021

Professor Jiun-Nong Lin Professor School of Medicine, College of Medicine I-Shou University Taiwan Elizabethkingia has been sporadically reported to cause human infections. More recently, novel species, E. anophelis, has...

Professor Jiun-Nong Lin Professor School of Medicine, College of Medicine I-Shou University Taiwan Elizabethkingia has been sporadically reported to cause human infections. More recently, novel species, E. anophelis, has...

Recent trends in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: A Japanese perspective

12 November, 2021

Professor Katsunori Yanagihara Professor and Chairman, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Head, Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital; Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University,...

Professor Katsunori Yanagihara Professor and Chairman, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Head, Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital; Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University,...

Localised vancomycin delivery via microneedle arrays reduces methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus growth on skin

12 November, 2021

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI) are a common type of bacterial infection, making up almost 10% of annual hospitalisations.1 Staphylococcus aureus is the causative agent in most cases of SSTIs,...

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI) are a common type of bacterial infection, making up almost 10% of annual hospitalisations.1 Staphylococcus aureus is the causative agent in most cases of SSTIs,...

High viral abundance in lungs and low immune response to SARS-CoV-2 predicts mortality

19 October, 2021

Factors associated with COVID-19 mortality include age, obesity, the need for mechanical ventilation following respiratory failure, and certain comorbidities.1,2 Recent research has also suggested that features of the lung microbiome...

Factors associated with COVID-19 mortality include age, obesity, the need for mechanical ventilation following respiratory failure, and certain comorbidities.1,2 Recent research has also suggested that features of the lung microbiome...

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...

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