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1 Jun 2020

Evaluation of A New Commercial Disc Susceptibility Kit for Detection and Differentiation of Carbapenemases Produced by Enterobacterales

Perhaps the most significant development in clinical bacteriology over the last decade has been the global proliferation of Enterobacterales with…
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1 Jun 2020

Outcomes of People Who Inject Drugs with Infectious Endocarditis and Valve Surgery

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a common disease state observed in people who inject drugs (PWID), with a 50–100 times higher incidence in PWID than the…
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1 Jun 2020

Analysis of Escherichia Coli Phylotypes and Known Sepsis Causing Sequence Types in UK Sewage Reveals a Direct Link Between Sepsis Rates and Carriage of Pathogenic Sequence Types in the Community

UK Escherichia coli (E. coli) sepsis rates have been rising for the last 20 years, however the reason behind the consistent year on year increase is an…
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1 Jun 2020

Direct Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation (MALDI) Identification from Positive Blood Cultures: Rapid Sepsityper®

Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with high morbidity and mortality rates.1 Early and appropriate antimicrobial therapy is…
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1 Jun 2020

Imported Schistosomiasis in Children: A Multicentre Study of Prevalence and Diagnostic Methods

Schistosomiasis is currently the second most common parasitosis in the world, following malaria, in terms of morbidity and mortality…
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1 Jun 2020

Carrier Prevalence of Unknown Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium Carriers in The Capital Region of Denmark

The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm)-carriers admitted to two of the hospitals…
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28 May 2020

Holistic Assessment is Vital: Key Considerations in the Treatment of the Psychosocial Elements of Psoriasis

“Psoriasis isn’t just a skin disease”: depression, anxiety, and alexithymia are common in people living with the condition, as are low self-esteem…
Could Newly Developed Flexible Medical Robot be Implemented for Clinical Use?
26 May 2020

Could Newly Developed Flexible Medical Robot be Implemented for Clinical Use?

ROBOTICISTS have developed flexible medical robots and a GPS-system to easily locate them in the human body, claiming this new system…
Artificial Intelligence Technology Service to be Supplied to Over 71 Hospitals in India
26 May 2020

Artificial Intelligence Technology Service to be Supplied to Over 71 Hospitals in India

INSTANT triage of patients with suspected COVID-19 may be achieved with artificial intelligence (AI)-based chest X-ray technology…
Rosiglitazone Combination Therapy Mitigates the Drug’s Side Effects
26 May 2020

Rosiglitazone Combination Therapy Mitigates the Drug’s Side Effects

COMBINATION therapy could help mitigate the side effects of the Type 2 diabetes mellitus medication rosiglitazone. The once leading treatment…