The multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are the most common pathogens of early and late ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Liposomal forms of amphotericin B can now be considered the drugs of choice for the treatment of systemic fungal infections with the possibility of using a wide range of doses.
Children of advanced school age with community-acquired pneumonia receiving a combination of beta-lactam + macrolide left hospital earlier than patients receiving only a beta-lactam antibiotic.
The clinical use of ESR to determine the inflammatory process caused by infection, inflammation or the development of a neoplasm is a non-specific method and its clinical significance should be reviewed.
The use of albumin in combination with antibiotic therapy may improve the outcome of spontaneous bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis.
A detailed algorithm for diagnosing immediate hypersensitivity reactions in response to vaccination is presented, and revaccination approaches in patients with true allergic reactions are described.