Alex Smithson

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What is the optimal antimicrobial treatment and duration in patients with acute bacterial prostatitis?

In the acute phase of the infection, there are several therapeutic options, even with B-lactams despite their low prostatic penetration that could be an option in countries with high resistance...

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Adequate antimicrobial therapy - any thoughts?

In order to avoid the appearance of antimicrobial resistance we usually start antimicrobial empirical therapy based on the most probable bacteria despite knowing that we won´t be covering 100% of...

16 October 2013 4,312 30 View

What do you think about the role of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in education and particularly in medical education?

As many of you know, MOOCs are courses online, free of charge that are offered through different platforms like Coursera, Edx and Udacity, among others. Just to give an idea of their increasing...

06 October 2013 7,715 6 View