Effect of multimodal comprehensive communication skills training with video analysis by artificial intelligence for physicians on acute geriatric care: a mixed-methods study.

Objectives: To quantitatively analyse by artificial intelligence (AI) the communication skills of physicians in an acute care hospital for geriatric care following a multimodal comprehensive care communication skills training programme and to qualitatively explore the educational benefits of this training programme.

Design: A convergent mixed-methods study, including an intervention trial with a quasi-experimental design, was conducted to quantitatively analyse the communication skills of physicians. Qualitative data were collected via physicians' responses to an open-ended questionnaire administered after the training.

Non-Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by a Novel Streptococcus pyogenes Subtype (emm76.10).

We report a case of non-necrotizing soft tissue infection and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) caused by a novel emm subtype (emm76.10) of group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS). A 54-year-old Japanese woman suffering from fever, fatigue, and lower abdominal pain along with erythema for 3 days was admitted to our hospital.