Sapporo Medical University

Emergency care competencies for non–emergency medicine specialists in Japan: a modified Delphi study

Abstract Background Physicians from specialties other than emergency medicine (non-EM specialists) provide first-contact emergency care in many health systems. Existing emergency care courses and competency frameworks address resource-limited first-contact care or rural self-suff...

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...