Hokkaido University Hospital

Comparative in vivo evaluation of colistin resistance determinants in Escherichia coli clone ST131

Background Colistin is a last-resort antimicrobial for multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative infections. Health risks associated with colistin resistance are commonly inferred from resistance phenotypes, despite limited in vivo evidence linking resistance determinants to pathog...

Suspected Small Bowel Bleeding

GOALS: We identified prognostic factors for mortality after Suspected small bowel bleeding (SSBB) and evaluated the impact of severe anemia and other clinical factors on patient survival. BACKGROUND: SSBB is characterized by an inability to identify the cause of bleeding despite...