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EMJ Presents: EMJ Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2020

Today we celebrate the release of our latest publication EMJ Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the first ejournal in this therapeutic area from EMJ…

Editor's Pick: Gastrointestinal Inflammation and the Gut Microbiome - An Evolving Conceptual Framework with Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disorders

The human gut microbiome has garnered much attention over the past two decades with important discoveries linking it to human health and disease.

The Case for Pharmacokinetic/ Pharmacodynamic Studies During Epidemics of High Consequence Pathogens: Tekmira For Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) studies during epidemics pose substantial logistical and safety challenges. However, the data generated can be…

Case Report: Inhaled Nitroglycerine as an Alternative to Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Acute Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Impending Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit

Pulmonary hypertension as a cause of right-sided heart failure and shock is often missed. In the intensive care patient population…

Bacteriophage Control the Prevalence of Escherichia coli ST131 in Different Countries

Escherichia coli is the most important bacterial species in Europe, being the main cause of both urinary tract and bloodstream infections…

Indoor Microbiome and The Rising Asthma Prevalence

In this review, the authors systematically summarise the current literature, standard practice, and analysis pipeline in the field of indoor microbiome…

Urinary Tract Infection in Children: A Review of the Established Practice Guidelines

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a significant cause of morbidity in children. Delayed treatment is associated with complications that may result in chronic kidney disease and, subsequently, end-stage kidney disease.

SUSANA Project: Real-World Data Coming From The Use of New Antimicrobial Drugs

Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat to global public health.1,2 In Italy, the issue of antimicrobial resistance is…

Beyond Contact Precautions: What Do Surveillance Cultures Tell Us About Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms in Critically Ill Patients? Data from a Public Hospital in São Paulo City, Brazil

In critically ill patients, colonisation by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is a significant risk factor for the development of subsequent infections…

Molecular Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles of Non-albicans Candida Species Clinical Isolates

There is an increasing incidence of life-threatening systemic mycoses, specifically fulminant infections by the Candida species in hospitalised patients…