European Archives - Page 455 of 1018 - European Medical Journal

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…

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Plasma-Activated Water as a New Weapon Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, or ‘superbugs’, pose an impending threat for human health around the world. Common infections are…

The reality of caregiving in a crisis

While the pandemic has placed pressure and strain on all members of society, it has had a profound and lesser acknowledged effect on unpaid and family carers. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on those looking after loved ones and how can we better support them in the future?

Dr Jerome Kim on vaccines

Dr Jerome Kim, Director General, International Vaccine Institute, discusses pharma’s role in addressing vaccine hesitancy and refusal.