Over the last 20 years there have been 32 reports of carbapenem-resistant organisms in the
hospital water environment, with half of these occurring since 2010. The majority of these …

Background Intrapleural fibrinolytic agents are used in the drainage of infected pleural-fluid
collections. This use is based on small trials that did not have the statistical power to …

A prospective study was performed to establish criteria for the microbiological diagnosis of
prosthetic joint infection at elective revision arthroplasty. Patients were treated in a …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a
global pandemic in 2020. Testing is crucial for mitigating public health and economic effects. …

INTRODUCTION Genome sequencing at an unprecedented scale during the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is helping to track spread of the …

We conducted voluntary Covid-19 testing programmes for symptomatic and asymptomatic
staff at a UK teaching hospital using naso-/oro-pharyngeal PCR testing and immunoassays for …

Background Artemisinin (qinghaosu) and its derivatives are rapidly effective antimalarial drugs
derived from a Chinese plant. Preliminary studies suggest that these drugs may be more …

A meta-analysis study design was used to analyze 7 data sets of invasive and carriage
pneumococcal isolates recovered from children, to determine whether invasive disease potential …

Background Molecular diagnostics are considered the most promising route to achievement
of rapid, universal drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC…

BackgroundThe relative invasiveness rates (attack rates) of Streptococcus pneumoniae of
different capsular serotypes in children are not known. Estimates of capsular serotype …