Comparative Analysis of Filtration Ability of Different Cloth Masks
Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2021 Introduction: The effectivity of cloth masks is one of the major concerns during pandemic. In this study, the filtration ability of different cloth masks was compared. Materials and Methods: We examined the filtration ability of different cloth masks in
Ayşe KALKANCI +9 more
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A community-engaged infection prevention and control approach to Ebola. [PDF]
, 2015 The real missing link in Ebola control efforts to date may lie in the failure to apply core principles of health promotion: the early, active and sustained engagement of affected communities, their trusted leaders, networks and lay knowledge, to help ...
Banya, Sama S +7 more
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Patient safety in medical education: Tunisian students’ attitudes
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2022 Health care delivery continues to be unsafe despite major patient safety (PS) improvement efforts over the past decade. Medical school education plays an important role in promoting this culture during initial training. To determine undergraduate medical
Olfa Ezzi +8 more
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Estimating the potential impact of canine distemper virus on the Amur tiger population (Panthera tigris altaica) in Russia [PDF]
, 2014 Lethal infections with canine distemper virus (CDV) have recently been diagnosed in Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica), but long-term implications for the population are unknown.
Cleaveland, Sarah +7 more
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Reduction of the blood culture contamination rate in emergency department: a success story
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyIntroduction: 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 +15 more
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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 +7 more
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Kinetics of the neutralizing antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus infections in a birth cohort [PDF]
, 2013 The kinetics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) neutralizing antibodies following birth, primary and secondary infections are poorly defined. The aims of the study were to measure and compare neutralizing antibody responses at different time points in ...
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Surveillance of Dialysis Events: one-year experience at 33 outpatient hemodialysis centers in China
Scientific Reports, 2017 A multicenter prospective surveillance on dialysis events was carried in 33 dialysis centers in China. Maintenance hemodialysis (HD) outpatients who were dialyzed on the first two days of each month during 2014 were monitored for dialysis events and ...
Hui Zhang +11 more
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Evolutionary interplay between viruses and R‐loops
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Viruses interact with specialized nucleic acid structures called R‐loops to influence host transcription, epigenetic states, latency, and immune evasion. This Perspective examines the roles of R‐loops in viral replication, integration, and silencing, and how viruses co‐opt or avoid these structures.
Zsolt Karányi +4 more
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In vivo analysis of staphylococcus aureus-infected mice reveals differential temporal and spatial expression patterns of fhuD2 [PDF]
, 2017 Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic human pathogen and a major cause of invasive infections such as bacteremia, endocarditis, pneumonia and wound infections.
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