Dynamic Infection Spread Model Based Group Testing [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 We study a dynamic infection spread model, inspired by the discrete time SIR model, where infections are spread via non-isolated infected individuals. While infection keeps spreading over time, a limited capacity testing is performed at each time instance as well.
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The Effectiveness of Audit Guideline Using Directive Discourse for Control and Prevention of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is one of the major problems in the hospital, due to its increasing of prevalence. The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the Audit Guideline for control and prevention of ...
Kuntaman, K. (K) +2 more
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Evaluation of milk yield losses associated with Salmonella antibodies in bulk-tank milk in bovine dairy herds [PDF]
, 2012 The effect of Salmonella on milk production is not well established in cattle. The objective of this study was to investigate whether introduction of Salmonella into dairy cattle herds was associated with reduced milk yield and the duration of any effect.
A.B. Kudahl +31 more
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Decoding Microbial Enigmas: Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Analyzing Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens and their Impact on Human Health [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 In this research, medical information from 1200 patients across various hospitals in Iraq was collected over a period of 3 years, from February 3, 2018, to March 5, 2021. The study encompassed several infections, including urinary tract infections, wound infections, tonsillitis, prostatitis, endometritis, endometrial lining infections, burns infections,
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Upper-Room Ultraviolet Light and Negative Air Ionization to Prevent Tuberculosis Transmission [PDF]
, 2009 Background Institutional tuberculosis (TB) transmission is an important public health problem highlighted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the emergence of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant TB.
A. Roderick Escombe +65 more
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Nanomaterials for Wound Healing and Infection Control
Materials, 2019 Wound healing has been intensely studied in order to develop an “ideal” technique that achieves expeditious recovery and reduces scarring to the minimum, thus ensuring function preservation.
M. Mihai, M. Dima, B. Dima, A. Holban
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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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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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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 The gut microbiota composition of intensive care unit (ICU) patients suffering from Clostridium difficile-positive diarrhea (CDpD) is poorly understood.
Juping Duan +9 more
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Candida auris: Disinfectants and Implications for Infection Control
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Candida auris is a rapidly emerging pathogen and is able to cause severe infections with high mortality rates. It is frequently misidentified in most clinical laboratories, thus requiring more specialized identification techniques.
T. S. Ku, C. Walraven, Samuel A. Lee
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