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Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021

INTRODUCTION Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacti...

Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in southern Africa has been characterized by three distinct waves. The first was associated with a mix of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, while the second ...

Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

Mucormycosis is a difficult to diagnose rare disease with high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is often delayed, and disease tends to progress rapidly. Urgent surgical and me...