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Infectious complications of combat-related injuries are the main cause of mortality and prolonged hospitalization in servicemen. Modern armed conflicts make it possible to use all of the advantages of medical care at early stages following wounding. …

Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) is a common disease in pediatric practice, which takes a fifth place among the causes of antimicrobials administration to children. This paper presents a review of current clinical guidelines on the management of …

Previous edition of the joint guidelines of the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease on the management of lower respiratory tract infections in adult patients was published in 2005 and …

Legionella spp. is an uncommon but important causative pathogen of respiratory tract infections occurring both sporadically and in epidemics. An interest in it has emerged recently after outbreak of legionellosis in Sverdlovsk region. In this …

Translated and reprinted with permission of the authors and publisher from “International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents” 31S (2008) S68–S78

The present article represents an overview and critical analysis of new international clinical guidelines on the management of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock that were prepared with involvement of 15 medical associations, united for …