Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used in the systematic review process. Our objective was to explore data extraction performance of six LLMs from a published systematic review of in...

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE, commonly referred to as Group C/G Streptococcus) is increasingly recognized as a cause of serious human disease (1). SDSE is closely related to Streptococcus pyogenes with overlapping disease manifestations (1, 2). Incidence of invasive SDSE disease is comparable or even exceeds that of S. pyogenes in some countries, but surveillance lags behind that of its more well-studied relative (2–4).

It's always worth showing properly designed and conducted trials--though it's bad for pageviews. Nonetheless, SNAP authors show the way to answering questions in biomedicine

A landmark international clinical trial has identified the optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections, a breakthrough that is set to reshape treatment for the life-threatening condition.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with high mortality. Whether cefazolin or an antistaphylococcal penicillin should be preferred for the treatment of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus ...

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Clinical Literature Appraisal and Research education in InfecTious diseases

Clinical Literature Appraisal and Research education in InfecTious diseases

In this collaborative episode of Breakpoints and Communicable, the hosts revisit the “trial run” session from ESCMID Global, a format designed to facilitate critical discussion of major infectious dis...

between June 11, 2021, and September 9, 2022. Patients: Critically and noncritically ill patients. Interventions: Randomized to ivermectin or no ivermectin (control). Measurements and Main Resu...

Using individual-level data from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register and fecal metagenomes of 14,979 individuals in Sweden, the authors examined the association between oral antibiotic use over 8 yea...

Brad Spellberg, MD, Bassam Ghanem, PharmD MS BCIDP, Miguel Morante-Ruiz, MD, Émilie Bortolussi-Courval, RN PhD, Anil N Makam, MD MAS, Zeynep Ergenc, MD, Ni