Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Monitoring antibiotic consumption is a key part of the strategy to fight antibiotic resistance, one of the major threats to global public…

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing datasets frequently miss data in a structured way due to selecting testing practices. Handling these…

Postoperative shock, particularly septic shock, is a leading cause of circulatory failure and mortality in the ICU.1,2 Differentiating…

Genome-based antimicrobial susceptibility testing is emerging as a promising alternative to culture-based methods, which…

The escalating crisis of antimicrobial resistance has positioned colistin as a ‘last-resort’ therapy for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiell…

Many early antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives focused on reducing antimicrobial use (AMU). However, reducing AMU may cause harm…

Enterococcus colonisation with Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium is a known risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection…

Appropriate use of antibiotics is critical to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and optimise patient outcomes. At the East Kent…