1. Michael R Jacobs obtained his medical degree and doctorate in medical microbiology from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is currently Professor of Pathology and Medicine at Case Western Reserve University (OH, USA) and Director of Clinical Microbiology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center (OH, USA). His interests include: the study of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae; the microbiology, epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory...