Background Echocardiography is important for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE),
for which transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to transthoracic …

Background. Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae
(ESBL-E) are frequent yet outcome prediction rules for clinical use have not been …

Background C ommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requires urgent and specific
antimicrobial therapy. However, the causal pathogen is typically unknown at the point when …

Background: It is unclear whether the use of clinical prediction rules is sufficient to rule out
infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) without …

Background Staphylococcus aureus is among the most commonly identified causes of
invasive bacterial infection in children; however, reliable results from cultures of sterile-site …

Objective A cornerstone in the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is
the differentiation between a complicated and an uncomplicated SAB course. The ability to …

Background and study aims The light blue crest observed in narrow band imaging
endoscopy has high diagnostic accuracy for diagnosis of gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) …

To the Editor, We read with interest the article by Bai and colleagues about the usefulness of
likelihood ratios (LRs) published in the last issue of the Journal [1]. We welcome their …

Methods: A preliminary framework for decision making on antimicrobial policy was
constructed based on existing literature and panel discussions. Antibiotic policy themes …

Background. It is unclear whether the use of clinical prediction rules is sufficient to rule out
infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) without …