Sore throat (acute pharyngitis) is one of the most common reasons for primary care visits. 50-70% of the patients are treated with antibioti...
The elderly living in long term care facilities are the most vulnerable for COVID-19. They have high probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection and...
Use of oral antibiotics is linked to an increased colon cancer risk, but reduced risk of cancer in rectum shows a large matched case-control...
While COVID-19 pandemic is working 24/7, AMR is not resting either. On the contrary, COVID-19 pandemic may even accelerate development of an...
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ability of a micro-organism to resist antimicrobial treatment.1,2 Wh...
Annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18.-24.11.2020) is a week under the theme “United to preserve antimicrobials”. This week is dedic...
Global Handwashing Day is 15th of October. The aim of the day is to raise global awareness on the importance of handwashing with water and s...
The serological response to SARS-2 virus is individual. In general, the antibody levels increase fast after the infection. Most persons with...