In the last decade we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the proportion and absolute
number of bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple antibacterial agents. Multidrug-resistant …

… Another factor is the assessment of the transformer’s ageing condition. Ageing depends
directly on operating temperature and time. The limiting factor of lifetime is the degradation of …

PURPOSE: To systematically review the evidence regarding the efficacy, effectiveness and
risks of the use of inactivated influenza vaccines in children, healthy adults, elderly …

… We would like to thank A Langlais for his contribution to the statistical analysis and S Mégraud
for design of the online report system. This study was performed under the auspices of the …

… of macrolide resistance mechanisms in S pneumoniae seen between Europe and the USA,
… S Malhotra-Kumar and C Lammens did the sampling and experimental work. S Coenen and …

Objective To describe variation in antibiotic prescribing for acute cough in contrasting
European settings and the impact on recovery. Design Cross sectional observational study with …

Background High-volume prescribing of antibiotics in primary care is a major driver of
antibiotic resistance. Education of physicians and patients can lower prescribing levels, but it …

Background: The ESAC project, granted by DG SANCO of the European Commission, is an
international network of surveillance systems, aiming to collect comparable and reliable data …

… Ofloxacin was the most commonly used quinolone in Israel, while its purified S-enantiomer,
levofloxacin, was the predominant quinolone used in Italy. Among the third-generation …

Background Lower-respiratory-tract infection is one of the most common acute illnesses
managed in primary care. Few placebo-controlled studies of antibiotics have been done, and …