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Implementing change in infection control practice : an action research study in two intensive care units. [PDF]

, 1999
The increased emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics means that primary prevention of all hospital-acquired infections is essential, but ensuring that infection control practice is evidence-based requires reliable measurement of endemic ...
Sproat, L.J., Sproat, Louise Jane
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Memory T cells established by seasonal human influenza A infection cross-react with avian influenza A (H5N1) in healthy individuals.

, 2008
The threat of avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans remains a global health concern. Current influenza vaccines stimulate antibody responses against the surface glycoproteins but are ineffective against strains that have undergone significant ...
Townsend, Alain, McMichael, Andrew J., Geoffrey L. Smith, Smith, GL, Simmons, Cameron, Simmons, C, de Jong, Menno D., Ha, DLA, Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh, Askonas, Brigitte A., Anh, Ha Do Lien, Dong, Tao, Peng, Yan Chun, Townsend, AR, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Schumacher, Reto, Smith, Geoffrey L., Do Lien Anh Ha, Alain R.M. Townsend, Cameron Simmons, Laurel Yong-Hwa Lee, Peng, YC, Townsend, Alain R. M., Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Brigitte A. Askonas, Farrar, Jeremy, Mcmichael, Andrew, Farrar, Jeremy J., Andrew J. McMichael, Tao Dong, De Jong, MD, de Jong, de, Farrar, JJ, Reto Schumacher, Dong, T, Askonas, BA, Chau, NV, Menno D. de Jong, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Schumacher, R, Lee, Laurel Yong-Hwa, Lee, LY, Rowland-Jones, S, Yan Chun Peng, McMichael, AJ, Jeremy J. Farrar   +45 more
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Exhaled gases and the potential for cross-infection via noninvasive ventilation machines. [PDF]

ERJ Open Res, 2022
Messer B, Armstrong AD, Lane ND, Robb A, Bullock RE.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai, Sen Zhang, Haipei Zhang, Yating Zhang, Junhong Guo, Xiaoyan Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation on the cross-infection control performance of interactive cascade ventilation in multi-scenario of winter. [PDF]

J Build Eng, 2023
Li H, Lan Y, Ma X, Kong X, Fan M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Innate Immune Reprogramming Mediated by Endogenous Retroelement Dysregulation Drives Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Epigenetic reprogramming in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and downstream myeloid cells, mediated by H3.3 downregulation and endogenous retroelement (ERE) overexpression, contributes to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). ABSTRACT Background Skewed myelopoiesis in the bone marrow has been identified as a key driver of multiple ...
Li‐Mei Xiao, Qiu‐Ping Zhao, Run‐Yun Li, Wei Chen, Huan‐Huan Song, Wan‐Jin Chen, Ying Fu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug diversion spreads infection from healthcare providers to pateients [PDF]

Healthcare provider with Hepatitis C or other bloodborne infection tampers with injectable drugContaminated injection equipment and supplies present in the patient care environmentExposure of patient results from use of contaminated drug or equipment for

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Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Are Associated With Trans‐Synaptic Degeneration of the Visual Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Retrograde trans‐synaptic degeneration (rTSD) from posterior visual pathway lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by hemi‐macular ganglion cell‐inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thinning and contralateral visual field loss.
Abdul Jaber Tayem, Angel Liu, Sargis Manukyan, Mustafa Subhi, Elaina Luskin, Bryan Quah, Sreekanth Madhusoodhanan Nair, Arzu C. Has Silemek, Gabriela Zabala, Yujie Cui, Laura Locke, Paula Barreras, Marwa Kaisey, Vinicius Calsavara, Daniel S. Reich, Nancy L. Sicotte, Pascal Sati, Omar Al‐Louzi   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

The changing epidemiology of Burkholderia species infection at an adult cystic fibrosis centre

, 2008
Background: This study reviews the impact of changing infection control practices at the Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre (MACFC) upon the epidemiology of Burkholderia species infections.Methods: We reviewed strain and genomovar typing of all ...
Doherty, Catherine J., Govan, John R., Dodd, Mary E., Webb, A. K., Jones, Andrew M., France, Megan W.   +5 more
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Clinical and microbiological study of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from colonized and infected patients with special reference to risk factors [PDF]

Medical Laboratory Journal
Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has become a growing concern in healthcare settings as a major cause of many nosocomial infections worldwide.  Risk factors associated with VRE are important to study.
Deepa Devhare, Sae Pol
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