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Anticipating the species jump: surveillance for emerging viral threats. [PDF]

, 2012
Zoonotic disease surveillance is typically triggered after animal pathogens have already infected humans. Are there ways to identify high-risk viruses before they emerge in humans? If so, then how and where can identifications be made and by what methods?
Bush, RM, Cobey, S, Flanagan, ML, Glass, GE, Leighton, TJ, Parrish, CR   +5 more
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials in a paediatric setting: A retrospective single‐centre study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Paediatric pharmacokinetics differ significantly from adults due to age‐related physiological changes, necessitating precise dose adjustments. However, data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) implementation in paediatric setting remain limited.
Gianluca Gazzaniga, Stefano Agliardi, Riccardo Giossi, Alice Schianchi, Alessandra Romandini, Thomas Virdis, Silvia Nerini Molteni, Maria Luisa De Angelis, Stefania Paccagnini, Cecilia Gechtman, Alice Proto, Marco Fossati, Silvia Oliveri, Giulia Angela Pattarino, Elena Altieri, Agnese Graziosi, Arianna Pani, Romano Danesi, Stefano Martinelli, Costantino De Giacomo, Francesco Scaglione   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding effective management of postoperative wounds [PDF]

, 2013
Acute surgical wounds generally heal with no problems. However, some wounds blister around the periwound area and surgical site infection postoperatively, partly due to inappropriate choice of wound dressing.
Ousey, Karen, Roberts, Peter
core  

Addressing Small Data Challenges in Biopharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing: A Mini Review of Multi‐Fidelity Techniques

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing demand for biopharmaceutical products reflects their effectiveness in medical treatments. However, developing new biopharmaceuticals remains a major bottleneck, often taking up to a decade before market approval. Machine learning (ML) models have the potential to accelerate this process, but their success depends on access to large
Mohammad Golzarijalal, Uwe Aickelin, Ellen Otte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An assessment of cross infection control practice in Nigerian oral health care workers

Nigerian Dental Journal, 2014
Objective: This study was aimed at assessing the cross infection control practices among dental health care practitioners in Nigeria. Method: Questionnaires were administered to 137 Dentists, 56 Dental Therapists and 62 Dental Surgery Assistants (DSAs ...
M.F. Gyang, O. Tokede, O.A. Adeleke, G.A. Chukwu, P.H. Jalo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The infection control practitioner as investigator of clinical phenomena

American Journal of Infection Control, 1987
Infection control practitioners (ICPs) are better equipped than many other groups of health care professionals to conduct systematic inquiry into practice-related issues. ICPs have usually been exposed to statistical and epidemiologic concepts such as calculation of rates, significance testing, study design, outbreak investigation, causality, validity ...
E, Larson, E A, Bolyard, D, Vlahov
openaire   +2 more sources

Interventions to facilitate shared decision making to address antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in primary care [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Shared decision making is an important component of patient-centred care. It is a set of communication and evidence-based practice skills that elicits patients' expectations, clarifies any misperceptions and discusses the best available ...
Beller, Elaine M., Coxeter, Peter, Del Mar, Chris B., Hoffmann, Tammy C., McGregor, Leanne   +4 more
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Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Practitioners in Tabriz Regarding Infection Control Procedures

Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects, 2007
<p><strong>Background and aims.</strong> Blood-borne infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV might be transmitted from one individual to another during dental procedures.
Ali Taghavi Zenouz, Masoomeh Mahdipour, Narges Gholizadeh   +2 more
doaj  

A whole-health-economy approach to antimicrobial stewardship: Analysis of current models and future direction. [PDF]

, 2019
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies are widely implemented in single healthcare sectors and organisations; however, the extent and impact of integrated AMS initiatives across the whole health economy are unknown. Assessing degree of integration
Ahmad, R., Holmes, A., McLeod, M., Micallef, C., Shebl, N. A., Sim, F.   +5 more
core   +5 more sources

Radiologic, Histologic and Scanning Electron Microscopic Characterization of the Peritoneal Reflection in Crohn's Disease

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The peritoneal reflection bridges visceral and parietal peritoneum and lacks adjoining or underlying organs. As such it provides an opportunity to perform a focussed examination of the peritoneum in Crohn's disease. The aim of this study was to exploit this anatomical property and conduct a multilayered, focussed examination of the peritoneal ...
L. Walsh, D. Walsh, C. P. Dunne, P. Dockery, J. C. Coffey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source