Global Antibiotic Resistance in Respiratory Tract Infections

... enemies – upper respiratory tract infections – lower respiratory tract infections • Resistance – general concepts (resistome, selectome, inappropriate usage) – main mechanisms for main bacteria • ... Class Main pathogens in upper respiratory tract infections pharyngitis unknown 30-40% S pyogenes 20% Viruses 40-45% June 2013 OM Pharma Vietnam Master Class Main pathogens...

Ngày tải lên: 26/08/2017, 23:52

... assess the likelihood of bacterial infection and influence antibiotic use in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected lower respiratory tract infection The use of PCT to guide ... viral infections PCT levels have been used to determine the presence of bacterial infection in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome3 and se...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:21

... of antibiotic therapy was based on enforced guideline recommendations without knowledge of PCT The primary end-point in this non-inferiority trial was a combined endpoint of adverse medical outcomes ... clinical decision making and adds timely information beyond that of readily available information from clinical examination Observational studies alone cannot provide such info...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:02

... NICE clinical guideline 69 – respiratory tract infections – antibiotic prescribing 12 1.3 Overview 1.3.1 Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in adults and ... of the three antibiotic prescribing strategies (no prescribing, delayed prescribing and immediate prescribing) NICE clinical guideline 69 – respiratory tract...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20

... Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults Clin Microbiol Rev 2000, 3(3):371-84 Tsai HP, Kuo PH, Liu CC, Wang JR: Respiratory Viral Infections among Pediatric Inpatients and Outpatients in ... contributed in analysis for the paper and drafting the manuscript SKK, CJ and VT clinically analyzed the pediatric patients and collected samples from them HSC, SK, LD helpe...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:22

... CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION: BACTERIAL ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND UNKNOWN LONG-TERM EFFECTS THE NECESSITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUOUS ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS (CAP) IN PREVENTING UTIS CONTINUOUS ANTIBIOTIC ... DIAMETER ANTENATAL HYDRONEPHROSIS ANTENATAL HYDRONEPHROSIS ANTENATAL HYDRONEPHROSIS ANTENATAL HYDRONEPHROSIS CONTINUOUS ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS • BASED ON LIMITED...

Ngày tải lên: 14/11/2016, 06:06

... examination are frequently nonspecific and unimpressive Between 0.5 and 2% of colds are complicated by secondary bacterial infections (e.g., rhinosinusitis, otitis media, and pneumonia), particularly in ... an acute, mild, and self-limited catarrhal syndrome, with a median duration of ~1 week Signs and symptoms are diverse and frequently variable across patients The principal s...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... pneumoniae, and Enterobacter species Often, these infections are polymicrobial and involve organisms that are highly resistant to numerous antibiotics Fungi are also established causes of sinusitis, ... alone and with bacteria—have been rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus, and influenza virus Bacterial causes of sinusitis have been better described Among community-acquired cases, S pn...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... Management of Sinusitis and Committee on Quality Improvement, 2001; Hickner et al, 2001; Piccirillo, 2004; and Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership, 2004 The clinical history and/ or setting can often ... retroorbital or periorbital pain Nasopharyngeal ulcerations, epistaxis, and headaches are also frequent, and involvement of cranial nerves V and VII has been described in more...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... conduct endoscopic examinations and obtain tissue samples for histologic examination and culture Chronic fungal sinusitis is a disease of immunocompetent hosts and is usually noninvasive, although ... in these patients, with no need for antifungal therapy Another form of disease presents with long-standing, often unilateral symptoms and opacification of a single sinus on imaging studi...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... swelling, and extreme tenderness of the pinna, although the lobule is less often involved in perichondritis The most common pathogens are P aeruginosa and S aureus, although other gram-negative and ... Treatment consists of warm compresses and oral antibiotics such as dicloxacillin that are active against typical skin and soft tissue pathogens (specifically, S aureus and strepto...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... weeks to months, and often is difficult to distinguish from a severe case of chronic otitis externa because of the presence of purulent otorrhea and an erythematous swollen ear and external canal ... near the junction of bone and cartilage If left unchecked, the infection can migrate to the base of the skull (resulting in skull-base osteomyelitis) and on to the meninges and brain,...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... inflammation of the upper respiratory mucosa (e.g., during examination of young children) Other signs and symptoms that are occasionally reported include vertigo, nystagmus, and tinnitus Acute ... of positive and negative pressure, but this movement is dampened when fluid is present With bacterial infection, the tympanic membrane can also be erythematous, bulging, or retracted an...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... keratinaceous debris (cholesteatoma) at the site of invasion This mass can enlarge and has the potential to erode bone and promote further infection, which can lead to meningitis, brain abscess, or ... connect with the middle ear, the process of fluid collection and infection is usually the same in the mastoid as in the middle ear Early and frequent treatment of acute otitis media is...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21

... cause Together, respiratory viruses are the most common identifiable cause of acute pharyngitis, with rhinoviruses and coronaviruses accounting for large proportions of cases (~20% and at least ... erythematous rash and strawberry tongue The other types of acute bacterial pharyngitis (e.g., gonococcal, diphtherial, and yersinial) often present as exudative pharyngitis with or wi...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:21