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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)…
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3 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Cutaneous Mucormycosis of the Interscapular Region in an Immunocompetent Patient

Mucormycosis is an uncommon but emerging opportunistic fungal infection with high morbidity and mortality…
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2 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Direct Linkage Between the Prevalence of Known Common Extra-intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Sequence Types in UK Sewage to Those Causing E. coli Urinary Tract Infections and Sepsis

Escherichia coli are a hugely diverse group of bacteria that include harmless commensals as well as virulent pathogens…
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2 Mins
19 Aug 2021

Aspergillus Sensitisation in Patients with Severe Asthma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract and a serious global medical and social problem.1 It is known that…
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19 Aug 2021

Do Infections Start in the Gut? Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have a Higher Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Surgery

A large body of evidence is emerging to implicate that dysregulation of the gut microbiome (dysbiosis) increases the risk of surgical…