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Interview on diagnosis and treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterium infection

28 November, 2019

Prof Liu Yang Chief Physician, Institute of Antibiotics Executive Deputy Director of Outpatient Department Deputy Director of Medical Department Huashan Hospital (Affiliated to Fudan University, China) Vice Chairman of Youth...

Prof Liu Yang Chief Physician, Institute of Antibiotics Executive Deputy Director of Outpatient Department Deputy Director of Medical Department Huashan Hospital (Affiliated to Fudan University, China) Vice Chairman of Youth...

High-dose, short-course levofloxacin versus conventional regimen for acute bacterial infection

23 November, 2019

Dr Chih-Cheng Lai, MD, PhD Consultant, Intensive Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch There are several factors to be considered before deciding a suitable agent, dosage and...

Dr Chih-Cheng Lai, MD, PhD Consultant, Intensive Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch There are several factors to be considered before deciding a suitable agent, dosage and...

Recent update in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – an Asian perspective

30 October, 2019

Dr Diahn-Warng Perng, MD, PhD Professor, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Chief, Clinical Respiratory Physiology, Department of Chest Medicine Taipei Veterans General Hospital. Taipei, Taiwan. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Dr Diahn-Warng Perng, MD, PhD Professor, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Chief, Clinical Respiratory Physiology, Department of Chest Medicine Taipei Veterans General Hospital. Taipei, Taiwan. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Cigarette smoking enhances MRSA

11 October, 2019

New evidence from scientists at the University of Bath suggests that the ability of the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), to resist antibiotics is enhanced by the presence of cigarette...

New evidence from scientists at the University of Bath suggests that the ability of the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), to resist antibiotics is enhanced by the presence of cigarette...

Beneficial short-course antibiotic for pneumonia – A call for awareness

08 September, 2019

More than two-thirds of patients hospitalised with pneumonia were prescribed with excess duration of antibiotic therapy, reports a retrospective cohort study conducted in 43 hospitals in Michigan, United States.1 Antibiotics...

More than two-thirds of patients hospitalised with pneumonia were prescribed with excess duration of antibiotic therapy, reports a retrospective cohort study conducted in 43 hospitals in Michigan, United States.1 Antibiotics...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – not bacteria – a leading cause of childhood pneumonia

02 August, 2019

Researchers of the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study reported that viruses are the leading cause of severe pneumonia in children younger than five years without human immunodeficiency...

Researchers of the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study reported that viruses are the leading cause of severe pneumonia in children younger than five years without human immunodeficiency...

Previously unknown bacterial communities responsible for recurrent urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women

Researchers at The University of Texas (UT) at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified several species of bacteria that form bacterial communities responsible for recurrent urinary tract infections...

Researchers at The University of Texas (UT) at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified several species of bacteria that form bacterial communities responsible for recurrent urinary tract infections...

Superbugs found on patients’ hands at the start of hospitalisation

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been advocating for hand hygiene as an important tool in infection control within healthcare facilities.1,2 Campaigns...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been advocating for hand hygiene as an important tool in infection control within healthcare facilities.1,2 Campaigns...

Levofloxacin: High-dose, short-course for bacterial infection

Associate Professor Panpit Suwangool Bangkok Hospital, Thailand Levofloxacin is a well-established antibacterial for respiratory and urinary tract infections.1 Levofloxacin is active against some penicillin- and macrolide- resistant pathogens including Streptococcus...

Associate Professor Panpit Suwangool Bangkok Hospital, Thailand Levofloxacin is a well-established antibacterial for respiratory and urinary tract infections.1 Levofloxacin is active against some penicillin- and macrolide- resistant pathogens including Streptococcus...

Oral sitafloxacin vs intravenous ceftriaxone for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infection

An open-label randomised, controlled, noninferiority clinical trial has shown that oral sitafloxacin is noninferior to intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone followed by oral cefdinir for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and complicated...

An open-label randomised, controlled, noninferiority clinical trial has shown that oral sitafloxacin is noninferior to intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone followed by oral cefdinir for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and complicated...

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