Objectives To systematically review studies investigating the prevalence of antibiotic resistance
in urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli in children and, when appropriate, …

The sensitivity and specificity of seven methods (agar dilution, broth microdilution, Etest at
0.5 and 2.0 McFarland (McF) inocula, two agar screening methods, and population studies [PS…

Background Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) may be a way to reduce
unnecessary use of antibiotics without harming patients who have acute exacerbations of chronic …

Glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) and heterogeneous GISA (hGISA)
strains are notoriously difficult to detect in the diagnostic laboratory. The clinical importance …

Background It is not clear which young children presenting acutely unwell to primary care
should be investigated for urinary tract infection (UTI) and whether or not dipstick testing …

Background Regional variations in the presentation of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI)
and pathogen sensitivity to antibiotics have been cited as reasons to justify differences …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with reduced vancomycin susceptibility
(VISA, vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus) has been reported from many countries. …

Glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) and, in particular, heterogeneous
GISA (hGISA) are difficult to detect by standard MIC methods, and thus, an accurate …

Women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms are commonly treated
with empirical antibiotics, resulting in overuse of antibiotics, which promotes antimicrobial …

Background The faecal reservoir provides optimal conditions for the transmission of
resistance genes within and between bacterial species. As key transmitters of infection within …