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High Level Bioaerosol Protection against Infective Aerosols: How Medical Face Masks Compare against Respirators

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2022
Face masks and respirators are commonly used to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases that spread by respiratory droplets and aerosols. However, there is still uncertainty about the protective effect of the different types of masks against ...
Christian M. Sterr, Aline Dick, Lena Schellenberger, Julian Zirbes, Claudia Nonnenmacher-Winter, Frank Günther   +5 more
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Dentists’ Awareness, Perception, and Attitude Regarding COVID-19 and Infection Control: Cross-Sectional Study Among Jordanian Dentists

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2020
Background Despite the availability of prevention guidelines and recommendations on infection control, many dental practices lack the minimum requirements for infection control. Objective This study aimed to assess the level of awareness, perception, and
Y. Khader, M. Al Nsour, O. Al-Batayneh, R. Saadeh, Haitham Bashier, M. Alfaqih, S. Al‐Azzam, Bara’ Abdallah AlShurman   +7 more
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Escalating infection control response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2020
Objective: To describe the infection control preparedness measures undertaken for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 (previously known as 2019 novel coronavirus) in the first 42 days after announcement of a cluster of pneumonia in China, on
V. Cheng, Shuk-Ching Wong, J. H. Chen, C. Yip, V. W. Chuang, O. Tsang, S. Sridhar, J. Chan, P. Ho, K. Yuen   +9 more
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Management of a hospital-wide vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreak in a Dutch general hospital, 2014–2017: successful control using a restrictive screening strategy

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background The emergence of vancomycin resistant enterococci poses a major problem in healthcare settings. Here we describe a hospital-wide outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a general hospital in The Netherlands in the period ...
Veronica Weterings, Anita van Oosten, Ellen Nieuwkoop, Jolande Nelson, Andreas Voss, Bas Wintermans, Joris van Lieshout, Jan Kluytmans, Jacobien Veenemans   +8 more
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Stepping up infection control measures in ophthalmology during the novel coronavirus outbreak: an experience from Hong Kong

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2020
Purpose Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly emerged as a global health threat. The purpose of this article is to share our local experience of stepping up infection control measures in ophthalmology to minimise COVID-19 infection of both ...
Tracy H. T. Lai, E. Tang, S. K. Chau, K. Fung, K. K. Li   +4 more
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Investigation for the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine in Japanese CKD patients treated with hemodialysis

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2022
Background Dialysis patients are predisposed to severe disease and have a high mortality rate in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to their comorbidities and immunocompromised conditions.
Ayumi Yoshifuji, Masataro Toda, Munekazu Ryuzaki, Kan Kikuchi, Toru Kawai, Ken Sakai, Emi Oyama, Masayoshi Koinuma, Kazuhiko Katayama, Yuki Uehara, Norio Ohmagari, Yoshihiko Kanno, Hirofumi Kon, Toshio Shinoda, Yaoko Takano, Junko Tanaka, Kazuhiko Hora, Yasushi Nakazawa, Naoki Hasegawa, Norio Hanafusa, Fumihiko Hinoshita, Keita Morikane, Shu Wakino, Hidetomo Nakamoto, Yoshiaki Takemoto   +24 more
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Microbial Biofilm: A Review on Formation, Infection, Antibiotic Resistance, Control Measures, and Innovative Treatment

Microorganisms, 2023
Biofilm is complex and consists of bacterial colonies that reside in an exopolysaccharide matrix that attaches to foreign surfaces in a living organism. Biofilm frequently leads to nosocomial, chronic infections in clinical settings.
Satish Sharma, James Mohler, S. Mahajan, S. Schwartz, Liana Bruggemann, R. Aalinkeel   +5 more
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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background. Fungemia due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa is rare and highly resistance to antifungal therapy. Since most cases of R. mucilaginosa fungemia are attributed to medical devices, limited information is currently available on infection without ...
Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai   +2 more
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Implementation of the Infection Risk Scan (IRIS) in nine hospitals in the Belgian-Dutch border region (i-4-1-Health project)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background A tool, the Infection Risk Scan has been developed to measure the quality of infection control and antimicrobial use. This tool measures various patient-, ward- and care-related variables in a standardized way.
Martine Verelst, Ina Willemsen, Veronica Weterings, Pascal De Waegemaeker, Isabelle Leroux-Roels, Ellen Nieuwkoop, Veroniek Saegeman, Lieke van Alphen, Stefanie van Kleef-van Koeveringe, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan Kluytmans, Annette Schuermans, the i-4-1-Health study group   +12 more
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Enterococcus faecium: from microbiological insights to practical recommendations for infection control and diagnostics

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Early in its evolution, Enterococcus faecium acquired traits that allowed it to become a successful nosocomial pathogen. E. faecium inherent tenacity to build resistance to antibiotics and environmental stressors that allows the species to thrive in ...
Xuewei Zhou, R. Willems, A. Friedrich, J. Rossen, E. Bathoorn   +4 more
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