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Application of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model to identify predictors of two self-reported hand hygiene behaviors (handwashing and hand sanitizer use) to prevent COVID-19 infection among U.S. adults, Fall 2020

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Handwashing with soap and water is an important way to prevent transmission of viruses and bacteria and worldwide it is estimated handwashing can prevent 1 in 5 viral respiratory infections.
Laura G. Brown, E. Rickamer Hoover, Bethlehem N. Besrat, Claire Burns-Lynch, Rebekah Frankson, Shantrice L. Jones, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +6 more
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Informing Stewardship Measures in Canadian Food Animal Species through Integrated Reporting of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Data—Part II, Application

Pathogens, 2021
Using the methodology developed for integrated analysis and reporting of antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data, farm-level surveillance data were synthesized and integrated to assess trends and explore potential AMU and AMR ...
Agnes Agunos, Sheryl P. Gow, Anne E. Deckert, David F. Léger   +3 more
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Detection of toxins involved in foodborne diseases caused by Gram-positive bacteria.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2020
Bacterial toxins are food safety hazards causing about 10% of all reported foodborne outbreaks in Europe. Pertinent to Gram-positive pathogens, the most relevant toxins are emetic toxin and diarrheal enterotoxins of Bacillus cereus, neurotoxins of ...
A. Rajković, J. Jovanovic, S. Monteiro, Marlies Decleer, M. Andjelkovic, A. Foubert, N. Beloglazova, Varvara Tsilla, B. Sas, A. Madder, S. de Saeger, M. Uyttendaele   +11 more
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Healthcare providers’ knowledge and clinical practice surrounding shigellosis — DocStyles Survey, 2020

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Shigellosis is an acute diarrheal disease transmitted through contaminated food, water, objects, poor hand hygiene, or sexual activity. Healthcare providers (HCP) may not be aware of the multiple routes of Shigella transmission, populations at
Julia C. Haston, Laura Ford, Kayla L. Vanden Esschert, Ian D. Plumb, Naeemah Logan, Louise K. Francois Watkins, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +6 more
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Foodborne Diseases

Food Irradiation, 2020
Foodborne diseases (FBDs) comprise a broad spectrum of illnesses that result from the ingestion of contaminated foodstuffs or water. FBDs can occur at any stage, from production to food consumption, and contamination may be the result of environmental ...
R. Zandonadi, A. Farias, R. Akutsu, R. Botelho, W. Araújo, Izabel Cristina Silva   +5 more
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Survey of incidence, lifetime prevalence, and treatment of self-reported vulvovaginal candidiasis, United States, 2020

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common gynecologic problem in the United States but estimates of its true incidence and prevalence are lacking.
Kaitlin Benedict, Alyson L. Singleton, Brendan R. Jackson, Noelle Angelique M. Molinari   +3 more
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MILK Symposium review: Foodborne diseases from milk and milk products in developing countries-Review of causes and health and economic implications.

Journal of Dairy Science, 2020
Dairy production is rapidly increasing in developing countries and making significant contributions to health, nutrition, environments, and livelihoods, with the potential for still greater contributions.
Delia Grace, F. Wu, Arie H. Havelaar
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Molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer 2 of Dicrocoelium dendriticum isolated from cattle, sheep, and goat in Iran

BMC Veterinary Research, 2022
Background Dicrocoelium dendriticum is a broadly distributed zoonotic helminth, which is mainly reported from domesticated and wild ruminants. There is little data covering the molecular features of this trematode; therefore, current study aimed to ...
Ehsan Javanmard, Hanieh Mohammad Rahimi, Sara Nemati, Sara Soleimani Jevinani, Hamed Mirjalali   +4 more
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Curcumin and capsaicin regulate apoptosis and alleviate intestinal inflammation induced by Clostridioides difficile in vitro

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2022
Background The dramatic upsurge of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) by hypervirulent isolates along with the paucity of effective conventional treatment call for the development of new alternative medicines against CDI.
Masoumeh Azimirad, Maryam Noori, Fahimeh Azimirad, Fatemeh Gholami, Kaveh Naseri, Abbas Yadegar, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Mohammad Reza Zali   +7 more
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Healthcare Provider Testing Practices for Tinea and Familiarity with Antifungal-Drug-Resistant Tinea—United States, 2022

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Tinea, a dermatophyte fungal infection, is a common outpatient complaint that is easily misdiagnosed by visual inspection. Antifungal-drug-resistant tinea is an emerging global public health problem, with several cases reported in the United States.
Kaitlin Benedict, Karen Wu, Jeremy A. W. Gold   +2 more
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