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GMS J Med Educ
December 2024
University Hospital Zurich, Institute of Anesthesiology, Zurich, Switzerland.
Background: Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) is a global movement in graduate medical training but implementation on a national scale is challenging. One crucial element of fostering CBME is to establish faculty development. We report the design of a national program, the process of implementation, and the results of the first two years.
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December 2024
Kliniken Landkreis Heidenheim, Heidenheim, Germany.
Background: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) colonisation increases the risk of wound infections in surgical procedures. Prevention strategies to date have focused primarily on the hospital, although there are recommendations for pre-hospital decontamination at home, which can be performed by patients themselves. The current study aimed to shift the process of screening and decontamination of SA (methicillin-resistant S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Infect Dev Ctries
October 2024
Department of Clinical Laboratory, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan 618000, China.
Introduction: Helcococcus kunzii is a commensal bacterium found in the human skin that seldom causes infection. While there is documentation of abscesses; such as foot, breast, and brain abscesses; caused by H. kunzii, there are no reports of its causing umbilical abscesses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew Microbes New Infect
December 2024
Wal-yan Respiratory Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia, Australia.
Background: Ensitrelvir, a 3C-like protease inhibitor, received emergency approval in Japan in November 2022 for treating non-hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. However, confirmation of its real-world clinical effectiveness is limited.
Methods: This retrospective study evaluated 18 vaccinated outpatients (15 men; median age, 39.
Chest
November 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zürich Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.
A 54-year-old Egyptian man with a 5-day history of worsening cough, high-grade fever, and progressive dyspnea was referred to our hospital. A 3-day course of ceftriaxone provided in an outpatient setting showed no clinical improvement. Medical history was unremarkable, except for bilateral pulmonary embolism diagnosed 3 years earlier.
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