The novel coronavirus has now infected tens of thousands of people in China and has
spread rapidly around the globe. 1 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the …

The virus responsible for COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is in the species SARS-like corona
viruses. At 125nm, it is slightly larger than influenza, SARS and MERS viruses. It is almost …

“Much of the global community is not yet ready for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]”. 1
This is arguably one of the most resonating phrases in the Report of the WHO-China Joint …

The results of a surveillance study conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection
Control Consortium (INICC) from January 2004 through December 2009 in 422 intensive care …

Since antibiotics were first used, each new introduced class has been followed by a global
wave of emergent resistance, largely originating in Europe and North America where they …

Melioidosis was first described in Australia in an outbreak in sheep in 1949 in north
Queensland (22S). Human melioidosis was first described from Townsville (19S) in 1950. …

In a prospective study of melioidosis in northern Australia, 252 cases were found over 10
years. Of these, 46% were bacteremic, and 49 (19%) patients died. Despite administration of …

Background Multiple major health organisations recommend the use of extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for COVID-19-related acute hypoxaemic respiratory …

Background Myopericarditis is a rare complication of vaccination. However, there have been
increasing reports of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination, especially among …

Background: We report the results of International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
(INICC) surveillance study from January 2010-December 2015 in 703 intensive care units (…