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The Ferrier Lecture is a Royal Society lectureship given every three years "on a subject related to the advancement of natural knowledge on the structure and function of the nervous system". [1] It was created in 1928 to honour the memory of Sir David Ferrier , a neurologist who was the first British scientist to electronically stimulate the ...
In the US, ceftobiprole is indicated for the treatment of adults with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (bacteremia) including those with right-sided infective endocarditis; [6] adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections; [6] and people with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. [6] [15] [17]
Streptococcus pneumoniae played a central role in demonstrating that genetic material consists of DNA. In 1928, Frederick Griffith demonstrated transformation of life turning harmless pneumococcus into a lethal form by co-inoculating the live pneumococci into a mouse along with heat-killed virulent pneumococci. [ 15 ]
Antibiotics are the treatment of choice for bacterial pneumonia, with ventilation (oxygen supplement) as supportive therapy. The antibiotic choice depends on the nature of the pneumonia, the microorganisms most commonly causing pneumonia in the geographical region, and the immune status and underlying health of the individual.
White lung pneumonia is not a specific type of pneumonia, Dr. Ganjian says. “It is simply a term that has been used to describe pneumonia that appears white on chest X-rays,” he explains.
It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is 900,000 annually, with almost 400,000 cases hospitalized and fatalities accounting for 5-7% of these cases. [2]
Israel ordered troops to prepare to spend winter on Mount Hermon in the Syria buffer zone after the Assad regime's collapse. And a post office in Nuseirat refugee camp was hit by the IDF, killing ...
Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.