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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Commentary by the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) on the indication-based use of disposable medical gloves in the healthcare sector

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: When using disposable medical gloves, the indications for their use are not always clear in practice, so that they are often worn even in cases where this is neither necessary for the protection of the patient nor for self-protection.
Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)
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The management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in the United Kingdom and Vietnam: a multi-centre evaluation.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a common and serious infection worldwide and although treatment guidelines exist, there is little consensus on optimal management.
Guy E Thwaites, United Kingdom Clinical Infection Research Group (UKCIRG)   +1 more
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Incidence of infections due to third generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae - a prospective multicentre cohort study in six German university hospitals

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018
Background Infections caused by third generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (3GCREB) are an increasing healthcare problem. We aim to describe the 3GCREB infection incidence and compare it to prevalence upon admission.
Anna M. Rohde, Janine Zweigner, Miriam Wiese-Posselt, Frank Schwab, Michael Behnke, Axel Kola, Birgit Obermann, Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Susanne Feihl, Christiane Querbach, Friedemann Gebhardt, Alexander Mischnik, Vera Ihle, Wiebke Schröder, Sabina Armean, Silke Peter, Evelina Tacconelli, Axel Hamprecht, Harald Seifert, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild, Winfried V. Kern, Petra Gastmeier, on behalf of the DZIF-ATHOS study group   +22 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staff perceptions of an infection control programme in long-term aged care

, 2004
Staff awareness and compliance with infection control (IC) policies and procedures is vital to achieve practice standards and minimise the risk of infection.
Creedy, Debra, Brumpton, Robyn, Moyle, Wendy   +2 more
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Infection and co-infection with helminths and Plasmodium among school children in Côte d'Ivoire : results from a National Cross-Sectional Survey [PDF]

, 2014
Helminth infection and malaria remain major causes of ill-health in the tropics and subtropics. There are several shared risk factors (e.g., poverty), and hence, helminth infection and malaria overlap geographically and temporally.
Silué, Kigbafori D., Eveline Hürlimann, Utzinger, Jürg, Yapi, Richard B., Ferdinand N Kouamé, Ferdinand N. Kouamé (573277), Penelope Vounatsou, Clarisse A Houngbedji, Richard B. Yapi (424490), Prisca B Ndri, Richard B Yapi, Eliézer K. N’Goran (417750), Gotianwa Soro (573276), Jürg Utzinger, Houngbedji, Clarisse A., Giovanna Raso, Giovanna Raso (51489), Ndri, Prisca B., Prisca B. Ndri (573275), Raso, Giovanna, Gotianwa Soro, Clarisse A. Houngbedji (573274), Jürg Utzinger (39609), Eveline Hürlimann (217729), Penelope Vounatsou (49253), Thomas Fürst (128978), Kigbafori D. Silué (128980), Kouamé, Ferdinand N., Eliézer K N'Goran, Thomas Fürst, Soro, Gotianwa, N'Goran, Eliézer K., Hürlimann, Eveline, Kigbafori D Silué, Vounatsou, Penelope, Fürst, Thomas, Utzinger Jürg, Vounatsou Penelope, Ndri PB, Raso G, Vounatsou P, Yapi Richard B., Silué Kigbafori D., Kouamé Ferdinand N., Fürst Thomas, Ndri Prisca B., Houngbedji Clarisse A., Utzinger J, N’Goran Eliézer K., N'Goran EK, Soro G, Soro Gotianwa, Houngbedji CA, Hürlimann Eveline, Yapi RB, Kouamé FN, Fürst T, Silué KD, Hürlimann E, Raso Giovanna   +59 more
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Hygiene requirements for cleaning and disinfection of surfaces: recommendation of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) at the Robert Koch Institute

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
This recommendation of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) addresses not only hospitals, but also outpatient health care facilities and compiles current evidence.The following criteria are the basis for the indications ...
Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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ATP measurement as an objective method to measure environmental contamination in 9 hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background The objective of this study was to determine the level of environmental contamination in hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area, using ATP measurements. Design A cross-sectional observational survey.
Andreas van Arkel, Ina Willemsen, Linda Kilsdonk-Bode, Sindy Vlamings-Wagenaars, Anne van Oudheusden, Pascal De Waegemaeker, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Martine Verelst, Evelien Maas, Anita van Oosten, Patricia Willemse, Esther van Asselen, Ella Klomp-Berens, Karen Franssen, Elise Van Cauwenberg, Jan Kluytmans, on behalf of the i-4-1-Health Study Group   +16 more
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