Background—Infective endocarditis is a potentially lethal disease that has undergone major
changes in both host and pathogen. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis has become …

Antibacterial therapy is one of the most important medical developments of the twentieth
century; however, the spread of resistance in healthcare settings and in the community …

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 …

It is difficult to determine the impact of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Europe,
because precise data are scarce. Mortality attributable to CAP varies widely between …

Objective Our goal was to determine the impact of the initiation of inappropriate antimicrobial
therapy on survival to hospital discharge of patients with septic shock. Methods The …

Improving the care of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been
the focus of many different organizations, and several have developed guidelines for …

Pneumococcus remains the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia
worldwide. Streptococcus pneumoniae is well adapted to people, and is a frequent …

There is an association between the development of antimicrobial resistance in
Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci, and gram-negative bacilli and increases in mortality …

Background—Despite advances in medical, surgical, and critical care interventions, infective
endocarditis remains a disease that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality …

El shock séptico implica la asociación entre infección e insuficiencia hemodinámica, en
algunos casos con fallos viscerales. Las definiciones de shock séptico y sepsis grave …