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Infección invasiva por Candida spp. En pacientes inmunocomprometidos: Descripción de curso clínico experiencia diagnóstica, manejo y seguimiento en centro de alta complejidad

Infectio, 2020
Introduction: Candida spp. is the main cause of fungemia, whose incidence has increased in recent years. There are insufficient local data about this pathology.
Pablo Andrés Moncada
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Factores asociados: características clínicas, microbiológicas y perfiles de resistencia en infecciones urinarias asociadas a catéter en dos hospitales de alta complejidad

Infectio, 2021
Objective: To determine the associated factors, clinical and microbiological characteristics, and resistance profiles in symptomatic urinary tract infections associated with catheters in the two institutions with a high level of complexity.Materials and ...
Lina Ortiz-Ramirez
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Hand hygiene: the impact of incentive strategies on adherence among healthcare workers from a newborn intensive care unit Higienización de las manos: el impacto de estrategias que incentiven la adhesión entre los profesionales de la salud de una unidad de terapia intensiva neonatal Higienização das mãos: o impacto de estratégias de incentivo à adesão entre profissionais de saúde de uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2006
We carried out a before-after non-controlled intervention study to assess the impact of different handwashing strategies in health care workers at a neonatal ICU in Goiânia - Goiás, Brazil. All ethical aspects were considered. Data was collected by using
Zilah Cândida Pereira das Neves, Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple, Adenícia Custódia Silva e Souza, Milca Severino Pereira, Dulcelene de Sousa Melo, Lucimar Rodrigues Ferreira   +5 more
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First case of Cutibacterium avidum-infected pelvic lymphocele post-lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer: A case report

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Pelvic lymphocele (lymphocyst) infection after lymphadenectomy is a rare complication that can cause the spread of inflammation to neighboring organs whose microbiology is not well known.
Hirokazu Toyoshima, Motoaki Tanigawa, Kanako Nakamura, Chiaki Ishiguro, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yuki Nakanishi, Shigetoshi Sakabe   +6 more
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection in oncology patients: an integrative review

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2022
The aim of this integrative review was to identify scientific studies on risk factors for bloodstream infections associated with central venous catheters (CVC) in cancer patients. The research question was formulated according to the PICO framework.
Elaine Cristina Bezerra Bastos, Francisco Samuel Carvalho, Filipe Nobre Chaves, Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa, Antonio Neudimar Bastos Costa, Camila Melo Mesquita, Maria Raquel Raquel R. Carvalho   +6 more
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Risk Factors for Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy Among Patients with Hospital-Acquired Infection at Jimma Medical Center: A Prospective Observational Study

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Genene Adane Debela,1 Behailu Terefe Tesfaye,2,3 Mengist Awoke Yizengaw2,3 1Department of Pharmacy, Dilla University Referral Hospital, Dilla, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia; 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute of ...
Debela GA, Tesfaye BT, Yizengaw MA
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

European Annals of Dental Sciences, 2021
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dentistry Faculty of……….. University.
Meltem Tekbaş Atay, Mediha Büyükgöze Dindar   +1 more
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Behavior of susceptible-vaccinated--infected--recovered epidemics with diversity in the infection rate of the individuals [PDF]

Phys. Rev. E 88, 062805 (2013), 2013
We study a susceptible-vaccinated--infected--recovered (SVIR) epidemic-spreading model with diversity of infection rate of the individuals. By means of analytical arguments as well as extensive computer simulations, we demonstrate that the heterogeneity in infection rate can either impede or accelerate the epidemic spreading, which depends on the ...
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Single-Facility Analysis of COVID-19 Status of Healthcare Employees during the Eighth and Ninth Pandemic Waves in Japan after Introducing Regular Rapid Antigen Testing

Vaccines
Background: Community infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have increased rapidly since the emergence of the Omicron strain. During the eighth and ninth pandemic waves—when movement restrictions in the community were
Masayuki Nagasawa, Tomoyuki Kato, Hayato Sakaguchi, Ippei Tanaka, Mami Watanabe, Yoko Hiroshima, Mie Sakurai   +6 more
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Modelling cross-reactivity and memory in the cellular adaptive immune response to influenza infection in the host [PDF]

, 2016
The cellular adaptive immune response plays a key role in resolving influenza infection. Experiments where individuals are successively infected with different strains within a short timeframe provide insight into the underlying viral dynamics and the role of a cross-reactive immune response in resolving an acute infection.
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