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PathCare Namibia AMR Data 2016 – 2021
Local, aggregated antimicrobial resistance data is valuable to guide empiric treatment strategies and to track epidemiological changes in susceptibility patterns over time. The data shown are determined from isolates identified in Pathcare Namibia microbiology...
Primary Aldosteronism: An Under-Recognised Problem
Primary aldosteronism (PA), also known as Conn’s syndrome, is common and has a significantly higher cardiovascular risk profile than sex-, age-, and BP-matched patients with essential hypertension. PA is now considered a major public health issue, which requires a...
Covid-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA)
Covid-19 and ARDS In individuals with co-morbidities, defective immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 may allow unrestricted viral replication which elicits hyperinflammation and severe complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). COVID-19 resulting in...
“Indeterminate” SARS-CoV-2 PCR results: interpretation and clinical guidance
This document is a supplement to the recent Pathcare clinical guidance document entitled “THE INTERPRETATION OF SARS-COV -2 RT-PCR CT VALUES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE” Background The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory...
POLYMYXIN GUIDELINES
International Consensus Guidelines for the Optimal Use of the Polymyxins Due to a rapid increase in serious infections related to especially carbapenem producing Enterobacterales, the clinical use of the polymyxin antibiotics colistin (polymyxin E), and polymyxin B...
HYPERURICAEMIA AND GOUT: IMPORTANT LESSONS TO BE LEARNT
Introduction Gout is a common clinical disease and, furthermore, it is readily treatable and managed by the long-term use of urate lowering medication. Gout, the clinical syndrome, needs to be distinguished from hyperuricaemia which refers to the increased...