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Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired sepsis in Italy: results of the SPIN-UTI network [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Sepsis is the major cause of mortality from any infectious disease worldwide. Sepsis may be the result of a healthcare associated infection (HAI): the most frequent adverse events during care delivery especially in Intensive Care Units ...
Agodi A, Arrigoni C, Auxilia F, Barchitta M, Brusaferro S, D'Errico MM, Fabiani L, Laurenti P, Mattaliano AR, Montagna MT, Mura I, Orsi GB, Pasquarella C, Squeri R, Tardivo S, Torregrossa MV   +15 more
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Evaluating blood sampling strategies within the SIREN study: the experience from a large cohort of healthcare workers in the UK

BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background Delivering research studies that require a large number of samples to monitor specific populations is complex, often resulting in high costs and intricate logistics.
Nipunadi Hettiarachchi, Debbie Blick, Tom Coleman, Ashley Otter, Angela Dunne, Jameel Khawan, Ezra Linley, Michelle J. Cole, SIREN Study Group, Michelle Cairns, Jasmin Islam, Sarah Foulkes, Susan Hopkins, Victoria Hall, Ana Atti   +14 more
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Assessing Disparities in Inappropriate Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions in Tennessee

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: In 2022, over 200 million outpatient antibiotic prescriptions were written in the U.S., with 30% deemed unnecessary. Previous studies have shown that demographic factors, such as age, gender, and race, influence antibiotic ...
Katie A. Thure, Glodi Mutamba, Callyn M. Wren, Christopher D. Evans   +3 more
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Diversity of SCCmec elements and spa types in South African Staphylococcus aureus mecA-positive blood culture isolates

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus varies depending on the healthcare facility, region and country. To understand its genetic diversity, transmission, dissemination, epidemiology and evolution in a particular geographical location, it is ...
Ashika Singh-Moodley, Michelle Lowe, Ruth Mogokotleng, Olga Perovic   +3 more
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Surface disinfection challenges for Candida auris: an in-vitro study [PDF]

, 2018
The emerging pathogenic multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris is an important source of healthcare-associated infections and of growing global clinical concern.
Akinbobola, A., Jones, B.L., Kean, R., MacKay, W.G., McKloud, E., Ramage, G., Sherry, L., Short, B., Townsend, E., Williams, C.   +9 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Healthcare associated infections (HAI) perspectives

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2014
Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are among the major complications of modern medical therapy. The most important HAIs are those related to invasive devices: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as well as surgical site infections (SSI).
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Tambyah, Paul A.
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
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Understanding the landscape of carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs), and spotlighting opportunities for control in England

Infection Prevention in Practice
SUMMARY: Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) are an increasing global public health threat for which there are limited effective and affordable therapeutic options. The rise in the incidence of CPO infections and colonisations recorded across the UK
Akaninyene Otu, Jacquelyn McCormick, Katherine L. Henderson, Alice Ledda, Danièle Meunier, Bharat Patel, Colin S. Brown, Susie Singleton, Emily L. Mason, Jasmin Islam, Ginny Moore, Katie L. Hopkins, Dakshika Jeyaratnam   +12 more
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The middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus respiratory infection: an emerging infection from the arabian peninsula [PDF]

, 2016
This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Memish, Ziad A.
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