While the world is grappling with the consequences of a global pandemic related to SARS-
CoV-2 causing severe pneumonia, available evidence points to bacterial infection with …

Severe community-acquired pneumonia is the most life-threatening form of community-
acquired pneumonia, characterised by intensive care unit admission and high morbidity and …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17 (Suppl. 6): E1–E59 Abstract This document is an update of
Guidelines published in 2005 and now includes scientific publications through to May 2010 …

Background: Septic shock represents the major cause of infection-associated mortality in the
intensive care unit. The possibility that combination antibiotic therapy of bacterial septic …

BACKGROUND Since the 1998 European Respiratory Society (ERS) lower respiratory tract
infection (LRTI) guidelines 1 were published, the evidence on which they were based has …

Post-influenza bacterial pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality associated
with both seasonal and pandemic influenza virus illness. However, despite much interest in …

The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical course of renal failure
that was induced by the various types of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis and …

Background. Ceftaroline, the active form of ceftaroline fosamil, is a broad-spectrum
cephalosporin with bactericidal activity against pathogens causing community-acquired …

Widespread emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens is a problem of
global dimension. MDR infections are difficult to treat and frequently associated with high …

Objective: To assess whether combination antibiotic therapy improves outcome of severe
community-acquired pneumonia in the subset of patients with shock. Design: Secondary …