Meeting Highlight 3rd Biannual Meeting: “Trends in Invasive Fungal Infection

3rd biannual meeting: "Trends in invasive fungal infection".

The Zeitgeist of Challenging the Evidence. A Perspective on the International Consensus Meeting on Periprosthetic Joint Infection

 Background: The economic burden of the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is high and the treatment of PJI has a high degree of international controversy. Several papers have declared the International Consensus Meeting on Periprosthetic Joint Infection (ICMPJI) to be the "flawless pledge of international academics" to overcome the challenges of musculoskeletal infections. The p...

Chronic Invasive Fungal Granuloma–A Diagnostic Dilemma in an Immunocompetent Host

Introduction: Invasive fungal sinusitis, though considered to be rare entity, is nowadays frequently encountered, not only in immunocompromised patients but also in immunocompetent patients. The changing prevalence towards immunocompetent hosts is due to the indiscriminate usage of broad spectrum antibiotics, steroids, and immunosuppressive drugs. Diagnosing invasive fungal sinusitis should not...

Invasive Fungal Infection with Absidia Corymbifera in Immunocompetent Patient with Electrical Scalp Burn

Invasive fungal infection in burn injury is caused by inoculation of fungal spore from patient skin, respiratory tract or from care giver. The risk factors for acquiring fungal infection in burns include age of burns, total burn size, full thickness burns, inhalational injury, prolonged hospital stay, late surgical excision, open dressing, central venous catheters, antibiotics, steroid treatmen...

The 3rd Pacific Rim meeting on breast and prostate cancer: progress in hormonal carcinogenesis and the enduring influence of Ron Ross.

The 3rd Pacific Rim (‘‘PacRim’’) meeting on breast and prostate cancer on Fraser Island (Queensland, Australia) brought together a cast of international experts from October 31 to November 4, 2006. The meeting highlighted the current progress in breast and prostate cancer in the context of the enduring legacy of Ronald K. Ross in hormone-dependent cancer research. The overall thrust of this mee...