Objective To evaluate the long-term effects of comprehensive antibiotic stewardship
programs (ASPs) on antibiotic use, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and clinical outcomes …

Background Mycotic aneurysm is an uncommon disease which could be fatal without
appropriate treatment. Although standard therapy for mycotic aneurysms consists of …

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an educational intervention on reducing
the inappropriate use of oral third-generation cephalosporins, the prevalence of resistant …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality,
and successful management requires expertise in both cardiac surgery and infectious …

Pulmonary infection after a tsunami is often polymicrobial and tends to form chronic
pyogenic lung disease, necrotizing pneumonia, and empyemas. We report a combined …

Our antimicrobial pharmacist-led intervention included:(a) a structured review of antibiotic
prescriptions;(b) educating prescribers on antimicrobial therapy;(c) monthly reporting of …

Extranodal natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma, nasal type is a condition that has poor
prognosis. Accurate diagnosis of lymphoma is made by pathological findings. We report a …

Background Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a clinical syndrome that presents with
progressively hemorrhagic bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in serial samples and …

Background Antimicrobial therapy with appropriate biliary drainage is considered the
standard of care for acute cholangitis, but the optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy …

Background Antibody production is one of the primary mechanisms for recovery from
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is speculated that massive clonal expansion of B …