- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
University Hospital of Basel
2020-2022
We investigated the clinical relevance of Dermabacter hominis isolated from samples 108 patients. Polymicrobial growth was evident in 88% specimens. Isolation D. definitive or possible significance only 14% Vancomycin remains drug choice given a penicillin resistance rate 84%.
Shortening the duration of antibiotic therapy (DAT) for common infectious diseases may be an effective strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance. Shorter DAT has been proven safe and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), cellulitis, cholangitis.In a retrospective multicentre quality-control study, medical records 770 patients hospitalized with CAP, cholangitis at three tertiary care hospitals in Switzerland during 2017-2018 were randomly selected. Appropriateness treatment was assessed...