Background Bloodstream infections remain one of the major challenges in intensive care
units, leading to sepsis or even septic shock in many cases. Due to the lack of timely …

In more than a decade of war, numerous advancements have been made to improve overall
combat-related mortality. Battlefield case-fatality rates (CFRs) have declined steadily …

Infections are the leading cause of mortality in burn patients who survive initial resuscitation
1, 2 and present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. 3 Here, the authors discuss the role …

By 2025, more than 500 M people worldwide will suffer from diabetes; 125 M will develop
foot ulcer (s) and 20 M will undergo an amputation, creating a major health problem …

Chronic skin wounds are often associated with multidrug-resistant bacteria, impeding the
healing process. Bacteriophage (phage) therapy has been revitalized as a promising …

Background: Although∼ 20% of human cancers are caused by microorganisms, only
suspicion exists for a microbial cause of lung cancer. Potential infectious agents were …

Background: Sepsis remains a major challenge, even in modern intensive care medicine.
The identification of the causative pathogen is crucial for an early optimization of the …

Background One of the main challenges of wound healing is infection with multi-drug
resistant (MDR) bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. The spectrum of antibiotics used …

Background Scant data are available on the link between armed conflicts and the
development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. Objectives We perfomed a systematic …

Heterotopic ossification, the formation of bone in soft tissues, is a common complication of
the high-energy extremity trauma sustained in modern armed conflict. In the past 15 years …