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19 Aug 2021

Is the Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing Strategy Effective for Reducing the Use of Antibiotics?

Delayed prescription is recommended in international guidance for dealing with uncomplicated respiratory infections. Systematic reviews of…
4 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Interview: Nicola Rose

Nicola Rose | Head, Virology Division, the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), an Expert Centre of the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
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12 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Review of the 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2021

THIS YEAR, the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and European Congress of Clinical Microbiology…
3 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Interview: Sarah Caddy

Sarah Caddy | Clinical Research Fellow in Viral Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
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2 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Antibiotic Stewardship Attitudes and Beliefs Among Front-line Staff Nurses: Impact of Virtual Education in the COVID-19 Era

Studies have shown that bedside nurses, who are vital members of the healthcare team, are often under-utilised in antimicrobial…
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1 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Be Conscious of Cryptococcus neoformans: Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis and Cryptococcaemia with Unfavourable Outcome in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen transmitted to humans by inhalation, mainly of infected bird…
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7 Mins
19 Aug 2021

The PPE Pandemic: Sex-Related Discrepancies of N95 Mask Fit

In December 2019, cases of pneumonia spiked in Wuhan, China. The cause of the acute respiratory illness was…
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2 Mins
19 Aug 2021

A Single-Centre Retrospective Study on the Impact of Reducing Surgical Prophylaxis from 48 hours to 24 hours in Cardiovascular Surgery

There is limited evidence to guide duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiovascular surgeries. While available evidence and guidelines…
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9 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Implications and Aspects of Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Lyme borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is an emerging infectious disease that has gained global attention.1 The name Lyme disease…
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1 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Evaluation of Vaccination Effectiveness Against SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Professionals

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)…