Background . The prevalence of multiantimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae
continues to increase worldwide. In patients presenting with infection possibly due to …

Widely available and easily accessible testing for COVID-19 is a cornerstone of pandemic
containment strategies. Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) are the currently accepted standard for …

In patients with invasive pneumococcal disease who have been previously exposed to
antibiotics, the time elapsed from the end of the most recent treatment course appears to be …

… Competing interests: Jeff Powis reports grants from Gilead, outside of the submitted work.
Helen Groves reports an honorarium received for presenting research at educational …

Background:Widespread testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but testing is …

Background β-lactam allergy skin testing (BLAST) is recommended by antimicrobial
stewardship program (ASP) guidelines, yet few studies have systematically evaluated its impact …

Background The current approach to measuring hand hygiene (HH) relies on human auditors
who capture <1% of HH opportunities and rapidly become recognized by staff, resulting in …

Background: Reliable reports on hand hygiene performance throughout the COVID-19
pandemic are lacking as most hospitals continue to rely on direct observation to measure this …

Leptin, the protein product of theob/obgene, is thought to have a central site of action,
presumably within the hypothalamus, through which it regulates feeding behavior. The …

Background Hand hygiene (HH) is an important patient safety measure linked to the prevention
of health care-associated infection, yet how outbreaks affect HH performance has not …