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Bacterial coinfection found to be prevalent among hospitalised patients with community acquired pneumonia and flu

Influenza (or flu) is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract.1 It is estimated that over five million hospitalisations per annum worldwide are associated with influenza viruses, with the...

Influenza (or flu) is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract.1 It is estimated that over five million hospitalisations per annum worldwide are associated with influenza viruses, with the...

The antimicrobial properties therapeutic prospects of new generation quinolones

Professor Huang Hai Hui Deputy Director, Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics of the Health Commission; Member of...

Professor Huang Hai Hui Deputy Director, Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics of the Health Commission; Member of...

Management of macrolide resistance in respiratory tract infections: An overview

Dr Yeung Koon Sing Consultant Respiratory Physician St. Teresa’s Hospital Hong Kong Macrolides play a key role in the empiric treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections, which are commonly caused...

Dr Yeung Koon Sing Consultant Respiratory Physician St. Teresa’s Hospital Hong Kong Macrolides play a key role in the empiric treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections, which are commonly caused...

Sitafloxacin for bacterial infections: A Thailand perspective

Dr. Dhitiwat Changpradub Head of Infectious Disease Division Department of Internal Medicine Phramongkutklao Hospital Thailand Sitafloxacin is a new generation broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone that has shown good in vitro activity not...

Dr. Dhitiwat Changpradub Head of Infectious Disease Division Department of Internal Medicine Phramongkutklao Hospital Thailand Sitafloxacin is a new generation broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone that has shown good in vitro activity not...

Understanding breakthrough COVID infections among vaccinated individuals

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted an immense effort in the scientific community, leading to the development of over 300 vaccine projects.1 Currently, three vaccines have been approved...

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted an immense effort in the scientific community, leading to the development of over 300 vaccine projects.1 Currently, three vaccines have been approved...

Changes and Updates in the New ATS/IDSA 2019 CAP Guidelines

Daiichi Sankyo’s ‘Meet the Expert Online’ webinar, held on 17 March 2021 and presented by Professor Lionel Ari Mandell of McMaster University, Canada, was convened to discuss new updates in...

Daiichi Sankyo’s ‘Meet the Expert Online’ webinar, held on 17 March 2021 and presented by Professor Lionel Ari Mandell of McMaster University, Canada, was convened to discuss new updates in...

IDSA updates to treatment guidelines for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic – caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – has taken the world by storm since the first outbreak in late December 2019 in...

The COVID-19 pandemic – caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – has taken the world by storm since the first outbreak in late December 2019 in...

2020 updated guidelines for urological infections

Urological infections, or urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most frequently occurring infections worldwide. While 50% to 60% of adult women have experienced a UTI at least once...

Urological infections, or urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most frequently occurring infections worldwide. While 50% to 60% of adult women have experienced a UTI at least once...

CDC updates treatment guidelines for gonococcal infection

09 February, 2021

Gonorrhoea – caused by infection with the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium – affects approximately 106.1 million people annually, with rates of infection increasing steadily over the last few years.1-4 While the...

Gonorrhoea – caused by infection with the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium – affects approximately 106.1 million people annually, with rates of infection increasing steadily over the last few years.1-4 While the...

Vietnam: Management of macrolide resistance in cases of community-acquired pneumonia

28 January, 2021

Dr NguyễnHứa Quang Head of Respiratory Department, Da Nang Hospital Da Nang City, Vietnam The 2019 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and...

Dr NguyễnHứa Quang Head of Respiratory Department, Da Nang Hospital Da Nang City, Vietnam The 2019 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and...

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