Perspectives on Continuing Education Programs for Foundation-Level Drugstore Pharmacists in Japan.

Background: Continuing education (CE) is important for developing and updating pharmacists' knowledge, skills, and attitudes. CE programs should be developed according to social requirements but also based on personal requirements depending on the sectors the pharmacists work in. This research aims to explore perspectives on CE programs for foundation-level drugstore pharmacists in Japan.

[A Case of Severe Pneumonia and Usefulness of LAMP Assay].

Urinary antigen test is frequently used as a routine laboratory test for early diagnosis of , which is especially suitable for ordinary serogroup 1, but not for other types of . We report a case of severe pneumonia caused by , where a method of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay contributed an important role for the early detection. This case involved an 83-year-old man who developed fever, dyspnea, and productive cough.