The Brave New World of Infectious Diseases

Coming back from ECCMID, one gets the impression that we are moving towards an era in which we can diagnose everything but treat nothing. A late breaker session on colistin resistance provided much detail data on the situation in the EU. As Continue reading The Brave New World of Infectious Diseases

The Etiology of CAP Remains Elusive – A Call to Change Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns

Once upon a time – not so long ago – we were taught the following: Streptococcus pneumoniae was the cause of 90% of CAP cases. That statement was later modified to mean S. pneumoniae was the underlying pathogen in 90% of bacterial cases Continue reading The Etiology of CAP Remains Elusive – A Call to Change Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns

Greenwood: Antimicrobial Drugs – Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Medical Triumph

This is not meant to be a book review.  I just want to express my gratitude to Prof. Greenwood for writing a book about the remarkable story of antibiotic discovery and development of the last century.  It is clearly a labor of love, written with Continue reading Greenwood: Antimicrobial Drugs – Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Medical Triumph