Skin and soft tissue infections: swab or biopsy? A diagnostic dilemma [0.03%]
皮肤及软组织感染:使用拭子还是活检?一个诊断难题
Almudena Burillo,Emilio Bouza,Patricia Muñoz
Almudena Burillo
Purpose of review: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are frequent clinical conditions in which microbiological investigation is selectively indicated. When an etiological diagnosis is pursued, the optimal sampling m...
Jennifer Bautista,Mark L Metersky
Jennifer Bautista
Purpose of review: Bronchiectasis is a condition that is characterized by chronic airway inflammation and usually infection, resulting in progressive airway damage. It results in a significant symptom burden and impacts b...
Antiviral therapies for respiratory syncytial virus infection: current expectations [0.03%]
呼吸道合胞病毒感染的抗病毒治疗:现有疗法及展望
María Alvarez de Toledo,Jeanette I Taveras,Octavio Ramilo et al.
María Alvarez de Toledo et al.
Purpose of review: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains a leading cause of bronchiolitis in infants and young children, of pneumonia in children under 5 years of age and is also associated with significant mobility a...
Vitamin D for tuberculosis or acute respiratory infections: lost in translation? [0.03%]
维生素D治疗肺结核或急性呼吸道感染:何去何从?
Adrian R Martineau
Adrian R Martineau
Purpose of review: This review summarizes findings of recent Phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses investigating effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation for prevention and treatment of tuberculo...
Non-antimicrobial interventions in recovery from community-acquired pneumonia in adults [0.03%]
社区获得性肺炎成人患者的非抗菌恢复措施
Louise Lansbury,Tricia McKeever,Wei Shen Lim
Louise Lansbury
Purpose of review: We review recent evidence on the effectiveness of non-antimicrobial adjunctive interventions on the recovery of adults diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). ...
Skin signs of invasive fungal diseases: diagnostic clues for clinicians [0.03%]
侵袭性真菌病的皮肤表现:临床医师诊断线索
Susanne Fadlalla,Rosanne Sprute,Philipp Koehler et al.
Susanne Fadlalla et al.
Purpose of review: To emphasize the diagnostic value of cutaneous manifestations in disseminated invasive fungal disease (IFD). IFD carry high mortality and diagnosis is often delayed, while early recognition is crucial f...
Advances in treating bacterial vaginosis: recognizing sexual transmission and pipeline of therapies [0.03%]
细菌性阴道病的治疗进展:认识其性传播及治疗新动向
Eun Sol Kim,Andreea Waltmann,Joseph A Duncan et al.
Eun Sol Kim et al.
Purpose of review: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal dysbiosis linked to increased risk of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and adverse obstetric outcomes. Standard antibiotic therapy often in...
Combatting antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: new antibiotics and the pipeline of antigonococcal therapeutics [0.03%]
应对耐药淋球菌:新型抗生素和抗淋病治疗药物的开发管线
Sanjay Ram,Davinder Gill,Peter A Rice
Sanjay Ram
Purpose of review: Gonorrhea is the second most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection globally. The proliferation of antimicrobial-resistant strains has severely limited treatment options. New treatment modal...
Post-tuberculosis lung disease in people with HIV: a scoping and narrative review [0.03%]
HIV患者肺结核后遗症的范围和叙述性回顾
Nicola K Wills,Nevadna Singh,Coenraad F N Koegelenberg et al.
Nicola K Wills et al.
Purpose of review: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of illness in people with HIV (PWH), with many survivors experiencing lasting lung damage. Post-TB lung disease (PTLD) is a challenge in this group, where addition...