Intensive care unit (ICU) practitioners and emergency department clinicians are in urgent
need of a major upgrade in their access to accurate and fast microbial diagnosis (Table 1) …

The term difficult-to-treat resistance has been recently coined to identify Gram-negative
bacteria exhibiting resistance to all fluoroquinolones and all β-lactam categories, including …

The response to the COVID-19 epidemic is generating severe shortages of personal
protective equipment around the world. In particular, the supply of N95 respirator masks has …

Antifungal stewardship (AFS) programs are key to optimizing antifungal use and improving
outcomes in patients with invasive fungal infections. Our systematic literature review …

Infection-related consultations on intensive care units (ICU) have a positive impact on quality
of care and clinical outcome. However, timing of these consultations is essential and to date …

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) facilitate fast and accurate identification of infectious disease
microorganisms and are a valuable component of multimodal antimicrobial stewardship …

In the past decade, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative (MDR-GN) bacterial
infections has increased significantly, leading to higher rates of morbidity and mortality …

While invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is uncommon, it can result in serious sequelae
and even death. In 2018 in the United States, the incidence of IMD per 100,000 people was …

ABSTRACT Introduction Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent
cause of healthcare-and community-associated infections. Nasal carriage of MRSA is a risk …

Despite technological advancements in infectious disease rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and
use to direct therapy at the per-patient level, RDT utilisation in antimicrobial stewardship …