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The use of behaviour change theory for infection prevention and control practices in healthcare settings: a scoping review [PDF]

, 2022
Background Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices performed by healthcare workers are key to the prevention and management of infections.
Greene, Carolynn, Wilson, Jennie
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SARS-CoV-2 routes of transmission and recommendations for preventing acquisition: joint British Infection Association (BIA), Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) guidance [PDF]

, 2021
The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged amid uncertainty about the dynamics of transmission and the possible management options for COVID-19 patients.
Islam, J., Mugglestone, M.A., Wilson, Jennie, Wilson, A.P.R., Ratnaraja, N.V., Stoneham, S.M., Bostock, J., Bak, A., Moses, S.E., Weinbren, M., Loveday, Heather, Rivett, L., Price, J.R.   +12 more
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How to adapt an intestinal microbiota transplantation program to reduce the risk of invasive multidrug-resistant infection [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Vulnerable patients with intestinal colonisation of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are recognised to be at increased risk of invasive MDRO driven infection.
Marchesi, Julian R, Mullish, Benjamin H, Ghani, Rohma, Davies, Frances J   +3 more
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Low incidence of toxoplasma infection during pregnancy and in newborns in Sweden [PDF]

, 2001
To estimate the burden of disease due to congenital toxoplasmosis in Sweden the incidence of primary infections during pregnancy and birth prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis in 40978 children born in two regions in Sweden was determined.
Petersson, K, Wiklund, Sven,, Gilbert, R, Tear-Fahnehjelm, K, Wiklund, S, Evengard, B, Engman, ML, Malm, G, Wiklund, Sven, Forsgren, M, Pettersson, K, Lund University., Ivarsson, SA   +12 more
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Brachybacterium epidermidis Sp. Nov., a Novel Bacterial Species Isolated from the Back of the Right Hand, in a 67-Year-Old Healthy Woman

International Journal of Microbiology, 2022
Knowledge on human skin microbiota composition has been expanding in recent years. Its role in human health and disease represents an active area of investigation.
Manon Boxberger, Sibylle Magnien, Angéline Antezack, Clara Rolland, Marine Makoa, Bernard La-Scola, Nadim Cassir   +6 more
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An audit to determine the clinical effectiveness of a pathway for managing wound infection [PDF]

, 2015
Prevention of wound infection is a key objective in the planning of care for patients with wounds. The potential for wound infection, particularly in chronic wounds that are heavily contaminated with bacteria, can be high (Bowler et al, 2001).
Stephenson, John, Grothier, Lorraine
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Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in Canadian acute care hospitals, 2014–2018

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2020
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose serious threats to the health of Canadians due to increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs.
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
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Host-pathogen interactions in Campylobacter infections: the host perspective [PDF]

, 2008
Campylobacter is a major cause of acute bacterial diarrhea in humans worldwide. This study was aimed at summarizing the current understanding of host mechanisms involved in the defense against Campylobacter by evaluating data available from three sources:
Dep Infectieziekten Immunologie, Advances in Veterinary Medicine, Krogfelt, K.A., Robert J. Owen, Pelt, W., van, Karen A. Krogfelt, Shaun A. Cawthraw, Krogfelt, K., Strategic Infection Biology, Janssen, R., Wagenaar, J.A., van Pelt, W., Riny Janssen, Wilfrid van Pelt, Cawthraw, S.A., Jaap A. Wagenaar, Owen, R.J., Cawthraw, S., Owen, R.   +18 more
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Anaemia in acute HIV-1 subtype C infection. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of anaemia and the increased morbidity and mortality associated with anaemia during AIDS has been well described yet there has been little information about anaemia and changes in haemoglobin levels during acute and early ...
Auld, Sara C, van Loggerenberg, Francois, Auld Sara C., Loggerenberg, Francois van, Sobieszczyk Magdalena E., Abdool Karim Salim S., Grobler Anneke, Grobler, Anneke, Anneke Grobler, Auld, Sara C., Itua Iriogbe, Mlisana, Koleka Patience., Iriogbe, Itua, Sobieszczyk, Magdalena E, van Loggerenberg, F, Mlisana, K, Iriogbe, Itua., Salim S Abdool Karim, Mlisana, Koleka, Auld, SC, Abdool Karim, Salim Safurdeen., Sobieszczyk, ME, Grobler, A, Magdalena E Sobieszczyk, Williamson, Carolyn., Carolyn Williamson, Francois van Loggerenberg, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Sobieszczyk, Magdalena E., Iriogbe, I, Williamson Carolyn, Abdool Karim, SS, Sara C Auld, Team, for the CAPRISA Acute Infection Study, Williamson, Carolyn, Williamson, C, Grobler, Anna Christina., van Loggerenberg, Francois., van Loggerenberg Francois, Karim, Salim S Abdool, Koleka Mlisana, Iriogbe Itua, Mlisana Koleka, CAPRISA Acute Infection Study Team   +43 more
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Micronutrient fortification to improve growth and health of maternally HIV-unexposed and exposed Zambian infants: a randomised controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundThe period of complementary feeding, starting around 6 months of age, is a time of high risk for growth faltering and morbidity. Low micronutrient density of locally available foods is a common problem in low income countries.
Chilenje Infant Growth, Nutrition and Infection (CIGNIS) Study Team
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