NZ Infectious Diseases Research Review Issue 40
In this issue:
– Antibiotic treatment duration nonadherence for BSI
– Positive dipsticks inconclusive for diagnosing bacteriuria in older adults
– Immunosuppression paradox in MS
– Combination antifungals for invasive mycoses
– Itraconazole vs. voriconazole for treatment-naive chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
– Seizure risk with fluoroquinolones
– Shorter oral antimicrobial therapy for pelvic osteomyelitis in spinal cord injury
– Prediction scores for identifying high endocarditis risk in enterococcal bacteraemia
– Community-acquired pneumonia and complicated UTI: physicians’ antibiotic prescribing preferences
– Nontuberculous mycobacterial skin and soft tissue infections: characteristics and management
Expert contributor
Dr Tim Blackmore
Dr Blackmore is based in Wellington where he works as a microbiologist and (occasionally) an infectious diseases physician. He trained in New Zealand and South Australia where he completed fellowships with the RCPA and RACP, and completed a PhD thesis. He is reducing his workload preretirement, concentrating mainly on clinical microbiology.
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