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The effects of soil moisture, soil texture, and host orientation on the ability of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) to infect Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) [PDF]

, 2018
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) demonstrate potential as a biological control for soil dwelling insects. However, edaphic factors, such as soil moisture and texture impact the efficacy of EPN on a host. The objectives were to examine the effects of soil
Hartley, Suzanne M., Wallace, John R.
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Robust, reproducible, industrialized, standard membrane feeding assay for assessing the transmission blocking activity of vaccines and drugs against Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundA vaccine that interrupts malaria transmission (VIMT) would be a valuable tool for malaria control and elimination. One VIMT approach is to identify sexual erythrocytic and mosquito stage antigens of the malaria parasite that induce immune ...
Abebe, Yonas, Billingsley, Peter F, Eappen, Abraham G, Hoffman, Stephen L, Li, Minglin, Li, Tao, Padilla, Debbie, Richman, Adam M, Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel, Sim, B Kim Lee   +9 more
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Reduction of the blood culture contamination rate in emergency department: a success story

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Introduction: Blood culture result provides a crucial information for patient care. Contaminated blood culture samples may result in inappropriate antimicrobial prescription, increase the cost and unnecessary prolonged hospitalization.
Nor Reah Mustafa, Fida Mohamad, Fauziah Ismail, Maimunah Hasan, Fauzi Idris, Noraida Muhammad, Azrahamiza Abdullah, Sharizan Awang, Nurul Iza Mat Zan, Hakimah Ab Kadir, Wan Noor Faradilla Mat Latif, Che Siti Noraini Abdullah, Yuslizawati Mohd Shaufi, Syaidatull Asmara Aminudden, Silamai A/P Ea Chum, Siti Suraiya   +15 more
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High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017
Recently, plasmid-mediated colistin resistance was reported in humans, animals and food. We studied the presence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 in Dutch retail chicken meat. The prevalence of mcr-1 was 24,8% (53/214), whereas mcr-2 was not found. The presence of mcr-
Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Pepijn Huizinga, Nick van Spreuwel, Carlo Verhulst, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans   +5 more
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Enhanced infection control interventions reduced catheter-related bloodstream infections in the neonatal department of Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam, 2011–2012: a pre- and post-intervention study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) cause high neonatal mortality and are related to inadequate aseptic technique during the care and maintenance of a catheter.
Hang Thi Phan, Thuan Huu Vo, Hang Thi Thuy Tran, Hanh Thi Ngoc Huynh, Hong Thi Thu Nguyen, Truong Van Nguyen   +5 more
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Acute disruption of bone marrow B lymphopoiesis and apoptosis of transitional and marginal zone B cells in the spleen following a blood-stage Plasmodium chabaudi infection in mice [PDF]

, 2011
B cells and antibodies are essential for the protective immune response against a blood-stagePlasmodiuminfection. Although extensive research has focused on memory as well as plasma B-cell responses during infection, little is known about how malaria ...
Bockstal, Viki, Geurts, Nathalie, Magez, Stefan   +2 more
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Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Israel, 2014–2017

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
We analyzed Israeli national data on antimicrobial susceptibility from bloodstream isolates collected between 2014 and 2017 and compared resistance proportions with those of Europe.
Yaakov Dickstein, Elizabeth Temkin, Michal Ish Shalom, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli, Mitchell J. Schwaber   +5 more
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Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Objectives To compile current published reports on nosocomial outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evaluate the role of healthcare workers (HCWs) in transmission, and evaluate outbreak management practices.
Mohamed Abbas, Tomás Robalo Nunes, Romain Martischang, Walter Zingg, Anne Iten, Didier Pittet, Stephan Harbarth   +6 more
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Factors associated with spontaneous clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus infection [PDF]

, 2016
Background & Aims: Spontaneous clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (CHC) is rare. We conducted a retrospective case-control study to identify rates and factors associated with spontaneous clearance of CHC.
Aitken, Celia, Barclay , Stephen T, Bulteel, Naomi, Forrest, Ewan, Fox, Ray, Gunson, Rory, Innes, Hamish, Mills, Peter, Morris, Judith, Sarathy, Prasanna, Stanley, Adrian, Valerio, Heather   +11 more
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Available, Bed-sided, Comprehensive (ABC) score to a diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a derivation and validation study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continue to be a leading problem in health care facilities worldwide. Methods This single-center retrospective cohort study consisted of a derivation phase and a validation phase ...
Nori Yoshioka, Matsuo Deguchi, Hideharu Hagiya, Hisao Yoshida, Norihisa Yamamoto, Shoji Hashimoto, Yukihiro Akeda, Kazunori Tomono   +7 more
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