Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for acute community-acquired infections in high-income countries: a systematic review [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2014 Objective A systematic review of the association of predialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) with the incidence of acute, community-acquired infections.
H. Mcdonald, Sara L. Thomas, D. Nitsch
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Nosocomial and Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 2016 Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a family member of Enterobacteriaceae. Isolates of K. pneumoniae produce enzymes that cause decomposition of third generation cephalosporins.
Mohammad Latifpour +2 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background The spread of Extended Spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) among Enterobacteriaceae and other Gram-Negative pathogens in the community and hospitals represents a major challenge to combat infections. We conducted a study to assess the prevalence and
Joel Manyahi +6 more
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Optimized workplace risk mitigation measures for SARS-CoV-2 in 2022 [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 596 million SARS-CoV-2 cases have been reported and over 12 billion vaccine doses have been administered. As vaccination rates increase, a gap in knowledge exists regarding appropriate thresholds for escalation and de-escalation of workplace COVID-19 ...
Rowland Pettit +6 more
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Surveillance of resistance in bacteria causing community‐acquired respiratory tract infections [PDF]
, 2002 Bacterial resistance to antibiotics in community‐acquired respiratory tract infections is a serious problem and is increasing in prevalence world‐wide at an alarming rate.
D. Felmingham +7 more
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Treatment of adults with community-acquired respiratory tract infections: results of a multicentric clinical trial with gatifloxacin [PDF]
, 2002 Respiratory tract infections have an important clinical and economic impact and they are the most common indication for antibiotic use in outpatient practice.
Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros
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Common community acquired infections and subsequent risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia [PDF]
British Journal of Haematology, 2009 Emerging evidence supports a role for immune-related factors in the causation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Using the population-based U.S. SEER-Medicare database, we identified 10,171 elderly CLL patients and 122,531 frequency-matched controls ...
L. Anderson, O. Landgren, E. Engels
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The Economic Impact of Staphylococcus aureus Infection in New York City Hospitals [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999 We modeled estimates of the incidence, deaths, and direct medical costs of Staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitalized patients in the New York City metropolitan area in 1995 by using hospital discharge data collected by the New York State ...
Robert J. Rubin +5 more
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High mobility group box-1 protein in patients with suspected community-acquired infections and sepsis: a prospective study [PDF]
Critical Care, 2007 IntroductionSepsis is a serious condition with a significant morbidity and mortality. New insight into the immunopathogenesis of sepsis could promote the development of new strategies for diagnosis and therapy.
Shahin Gaïni +4 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 No studies have yet reported the effect of prevention and control measures, which were implemented to combat COVID-19, on the prevention and control of common HAIs.
Caiyun Chen +3 more
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