As part of the Alliance’s project to promote antimicrobial steward among medical professionals, AMR Alliance Japan (Secretariat: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)) has begun publishing case studies from various experts related to antimicrobial resistance.
Akari Shigemi (Division of Pharmacy / Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kagoshima University Hospital) reports a case titled “The importance of proper antimicrobial use for MRSA infections – Beware of rifampicin monotherapy induced resistance”.

Case study 04
Dr. Akari Shigemi (Division of Pharmacy / Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kagoshima University Hospital)
“The importance of proper antimicrobial use for MRSA infections – Beware of rifampicin monotherapy induced resistance”

For further information, please see the case study below.

Case study 01
Dr. Keiji Okinaka (Director of Infection Control and Prevention Section, National Cancer Center Hospital East / Department of General Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East /Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital)
 “A disseminated filamentous fungal infection that broke through echinocandin antifungal treatment”

Case study 02
Dr. Shogo Otake and Dr. Masashi Kasai (Department of Infectious Diseases, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital)
“AMR can affect newborns! A 5-month-old boy with a urinary tract infection caused by AMR bacteria”

Case study 03
Dr. Takashi Ueda (Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital)
“Candidemia Requires Routine Ophthalmologic Evaluation!”