Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
PRIORITY PRESS - 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
Update on the Management of Pneumococcal Disease: Epidemiology and the Role of Conjugated Vaccine in Adults
Milan, Italy / May 7-10, 2011
Milan - The management of pneumococcal disease in adults remains a challenge, as the public health burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and community-acquired pneumonia is substantial, researchers reported here this week. Diagnosis...
PRIORITY PRESS - 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases/ 27th International Congress of Chemotherapy
Optimal Antimicrobial Therapy in MRSA: Validation Through Experience and Guidelines
Milan, Italy / May 7-10, 2011
In methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin continues to be the most frequently used agent, although its pharmacodynamic properties suggest it is a less than an optimal choice for MRSA as many MRSA strains show...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases/ 27th International Congress of Chemotherapy
Improving the Probability of Successful Outcomes in Complicated Infections
Milan, Italy / May 7-10, 2011
Rationale for Early Discharge One approach to improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outcomes is adoption of early outpatient therapy. Most patients do not require intravenous (i.v.) antibiotics, and those who do...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases/ 27th International Congress of Chemotherapy
Strategies to Treat, Prevent Invasive Fungal Infections
Milan, Italy / May 7-10, 2011
Candida and Aspergillus spp. are the most common causes of invasive fungal infection (IFI) in the intensive care unit (ICU). Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a significant cause of complications and mortality among hospitalized patients,...
PRIORITY PRESS - Primary Care Today
Update on Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease: Advances in Optimal Immunization
Toronto, Ontario / May 5-7, 2011
Toronto - Invasive meningococcal disease is devastating and often fatal even with the best medical care. Many different serotypes of Neisseria meningitidis have been identified but the 5 most important serotypes are A, B, C, W-135 and Y. In...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - American Transplant Congress
Simplifying Immunosuppression Regimens Post-Transplantation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / April 30-May 4, 2011
Incremental Gains in Renal Transplantation Organ transplantation, made possible by effective strategies to prevent rejection, has been one of the major success stories in medicine over the past several decades. Due to incremental...
PRIORITY PRESS - Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada- Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (AMMI-CACMID) Annual Conference
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Older Adults: Protection Anticipated with the Conjugate Vaccines
Montreal, Quebec / April 7-9, 2011
Montreal - According to investigators, Streptococcus pneumoniae is still associated with a considerable burden of disease in Canada, causing approximately 50% of all pneumonia, 50% of sinusitis and 50% of otitis media in children. Ten years...
PRIORITY PRESS - Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada- Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (AMMI-CACMID) Annual Conference
Selecting Therapy for Multidrug-resistant Pneumonia
Montreal, Quebec / April 7-9, 2011
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of pneumonia among patients in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) or surgical wards, accounting for about a quarter of cases. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), which demonstrates...
PRIORITY PRESS - 37th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation: Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections with Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis
Paris, France / April 3-6, 2011
In the early 1990s, allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) recipients experienced improved survival with anti-Candida prophylaxis. However, the medical community observed a subsequent increase in mould infections, most notably invasive...