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PathogensThe impact of common respiratory virus infections on adults and older individuals in the community is unclear, excluding seasonal influenza viruses. We examined FilmArray® tests performed on 1828 children aged 60 years with rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV),
Masayuki Nagasawa +6 more
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Cross-infection in Infantile Gastroenteritis [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1971 It is not entirely possible to prevent hospital cross-infection in infantile gastroenteritis by the use of conventional barrier-nursing techniques, even with experienced staff in well-designed wards. An incident of double cross-infection due to enteropathic Esch. coli types O119 and O126 and the measures that were taken to control it are described. The
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A big-data spatial, temporal and network analysis of bovine tuberculosis between wildlife (badgers) and cattle [PDF]
, 2016 Bovine tuberculosis (TB) poses a serious threat for agricultural industry in several countries, it involves potential interactions between wildlife and cattle and creates societal problems in terms of human-wildlife conflict. This study addresses connectedness network analysis, the spatial, and temporal dynamics of TB between cattle in farms and the ...
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Knowledge and perception of hand hygiene: A survey using WHO standardized tools in Tehran, Iran
Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 Background: Proper hand hygiene is the most important action in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). In this study, the knowledge and perception of hand hygiene assessed among nurses as the most exposed personnel to patients.
Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi +6 more
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Iraqi Women [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant public health concern, as it is a leading cause of cervical cancer in women. However, data on the prevalence of HPV infection among Iraqi women is scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HPV infection and its associated factors among Iraqi women aged 15-50 attending health centers.
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Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2006 JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Tem-se creditado à pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica (PAVM) impacto variável, em termos de mortalidade, aumento da permanência hospitalar e tempo de ventilação mecânica. O objetivo deste estudo foi definir três aspectos:
Edgard do Carmo Neto +3 more
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Asymmetric disease dynamics in multihost interconnected networks [PDF]
Journal of Theoretical Biology 2017 430:237-244, 2015 Epidemic spread in single-host systems strongly depends on the population's contact network. However, little is known regarding the spread of epidemics across networks representing populations of multiple hosts. We explored cross-species transmission in a multilayer network where layers represent populations of two distinct hosts, and disease can ...
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Infections associated with health care in the intensive care unit of a general hospital
Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2021 Background: the infections associated with health care are a relevant problem of public health, with a great economic and social significance.Objective: to characterize the patients with infections associated with health care, at the intensive care unit (
Runiel Tamayo-Pérez +4 more
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Nosocomial infections prevalence study in a Serbian university hospital [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background/Aim. Nosocomial infections (NI) are a serious health problem resulting in an enormous burden of excess morbidity and mortality rates, and health care costs.
Ilić Milena, Marković-Denić Ljiljana
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The Company You Keep: Mobile Malware Infection Rates and Inexpensive Risk Indicators [PDF]
, 2013 There is little information from independent sources in the public domain about mobile malware infection rates. The only previous independent estimate (0.0009%) [12], was based on indirect measurements obtained from domain name resolution traces. In this paper, we present the first independent study of malware infection rates and associated risk ...
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