Are emojis ready to promote the WHO 5 moments for hand hygiene in healthcare?
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022 Background Hand hygiene is universally recognized as a cornerstone measure for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Although the WHO “My five Moments for hand hygiene” poster has been used for more than a decade to delineate hand hygiene ...
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The Potential Trajectory of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, an Emerging Threat to Health-Care Facilities, and the Impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Toolkit. [PDF]
, 2016 Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a group of pathogens resistant to most antibiotics and associated with high mortality, are a rising emerging public health threat.
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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
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Economic irreversibility in pandemic control processes: Rigorous modeling of delayed countermeasures and consequential cost increases [PDF]
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 90, 114007 (2021) [8 Pages], 2020 After the first lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many countries faced difficulties in balancing infection control with economics. Due to limited prior knowledge, economists began researching this issue using cost-benefit analysis and found that infection control processes significantly affect economic efficiency.
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Screening strategies in surveillance and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) [PDF]
, 2006 With reports of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continuing to increase and therapeutic options decrease, infection control methods are of increasing importance.
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Nanotechnology-based antimicrobials and delivery systems for biofilm-infection control.
Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 Bacterial-infections are mostly due to bacteria in an adhering, biofilm-mode of growth and not due to planktonically growing, suspended-bacteria. Biofilm-bacteria are much more recalcitrant to conventional antimicrobials than planktonic-bacteria due to ...
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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.
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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.
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The Ly49E receptor inhibits the immune control of acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection [PDF]
, 2016 The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi circulates in the blood upon infection and invades various cells. Parasites intensively multiply during the acute phase of infection and persist lifelong at low levels in tissues and blood during the chronic phase.
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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-
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