Magnus Rasmussen

Response-Tailored or Standard-Duration Antibiotic Treatment for Infective Endocarditis

BACKGROUND: In patients with infective endocarditis on the left side of the heart, the current recommendation of up to 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy is based largely on expert consensus opinion. Whether a clinical response-tailored antibiotic management strategy can shorten treat...

Genomic analysis and clinical characteristics of a seasonal upsurge of Streptococcus pyogenes emm12

Abstract Purpose Streptococcus pyogenes cause invasive infections with variable incidence over time. In 2023, an increase in invasive S. pyogenes infections caused by emm- types 1 and 12 was reported globally. In Southern Sweden an increase in S. pyogenes emm 12 severe infections...