Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2011 O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever as situações relacionadas à saúde sexual dos adolescentes, segundo a Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (PeNSE).
Deborah Carvalho Malta +6 more
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Clostridium difficile infection in the United States: A national study assessing preventive practices used and perceptions of practice evidence [PDF]
, 2015 We surveyed 571 US hospitals about practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most hospitals reported regularly using key CDI prevention practices, and perceived their strength of evidence as high.
Dubberke, Erik R +6 more
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Epidemiological profile of leprosy cases in a Family Health Center [PDF]
Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2013 Objective: To reveal the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients diagnosed with leprosy between the years 2007 and 2008, in a Family Primary Healthcare Unit in the city of Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.Methods: Documentary, quantitative and ...
Viviane Bezerra de Souza +6 more
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Nursing Home Infection Control Program Characteristics, CMS Citations, and Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Policies: A National Study. [PDF]
, 2018 Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule required that nursing homes (NHs) develop an infection control program that includes an antibiotic stewardship component and employs a trained infection preventionist (IP).
Agarwal, Mansi +4 more
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Finding the right title for your article: Advice for academic author. [PDF]
, 2014 On reading the title of an article the reader can sometimes wonder what the author is trying to say, as the title seems so far removed from the research covered in the article.
Hundley, Vanora +4 more
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The descriptive epidemiology of craniopharyngioma [PDF]
Neurosurgical Focus, 1997 The incidence of craniopharyngioma in the United States was estimated from two population-based cancer registries that include brain tumors of benign and borderline malignancy: the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) and Los Angeles county.
G R, Bunin +5 more
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Malaria in Haiti: A descriptive study on spatial and temporal profile from 2009 to 2018
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022 Background: Haiti is one of the Caribbean countries where malaria persists. More than 99% of malaria cases are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the main vector being the mosquito Anopheles albimanus.
Jean Ricardo Jules +8 more
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Descriptive and spatial epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis in North-Eastern Spain (Catalonia).
, 2008 From March 2005 to December 2007, 284 animals from 67 cattle farms (24 dairy and 43 beef) affected by bovine cysticercosis were detected in the region of Catalonia (North-Eastern Spain).
Alba, A +6 more
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Leprosy in the elderly population of Alagoas
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018 Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of elderly persons with leprosy in the state of Alagoas. Method: a descriptive epidemiological study of leprosy cases among the elderly reported to the Disease Notification Information System between ...
David Darnis Bezerra da Silva +5 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship practices in Virginia [PDF]
, 2017 The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the President\u27s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recognize the need to combat antimicrobial resistance through the promotion of ...
Bucheit, John +5 more
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