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Accepting higher morbidity in exchange for sacrificing fewer animals in studies developing novel infection-control strategies. [PDF]

, 2020
Preventing bacterial infections from becoming the leading cause of death by the year 2050 requires the development of novel, infection-control strategies, building heavily on biomaterials science, including nanotechnology.
Busscher, Henk J., Frijlink, Hendrik W., Grainger, David W., Hinrichs, Wouter L.J., Jutte, Paul, Kates, Stephen, Liu, Jian, Liu, Jianfeng, Parvizi, Javad, Rotello, Vincent M., Schaer, Thomas P., Shi, Linqi, Shi, Rui, van der Mei, Henny C., van Kooten, Theo G., Williams, Dustin, Woudstra, Willem   +16 more
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National Healthcare-Associated Infections Report 2022 – Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: Surveillance data are very essential for the effective use of available resources, the prioritization of infection control practices, and setting goals for intervention.
Faisal Alsheddi, Tabish Humayun, Manar Alsaffar, Yvonne Suzette Aldecoa, Wafa H. Alshammari, Fayez Z. Aldalbehi, Hind Alanazi, Mohammed Alqahtani, Aiman El-Saed, Abdulmajid M. Almutairi, Khalid H. Alanazi   +10 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, Corburn, Jason, Gibson, Nancy, Marais, Frederick, Mehtar, Shaheen, Minkler, Meredith, Mwau, Baraka, Ogunsola, Folasade   +7 more
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Efficacy of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% spot-on formulation (Advocate®) in the prevention and treatment of feline aelurostrongylosis [PDF]

, 2020
Background: In three randomized, controlled laboratory efficacy studies, the efficacy in the prevention of patent infections of a topical combination of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% (Advocate® spot-on formulation for cats, Bayer Animal Health GmbH ...
Blazejak, Katrin, Deuster, Katrin, Heuer, Lea, McKay-Demeler, Janina, Petry, Gabriele, Pollmeier, Matthias, Samson-Himmelstjerna, Georg von, Schaper, Roland, Schmidt, Holger, Strube, Christina   +9 more
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Infection prevention and control staffing and programs in Middle Eastern Countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries are evolving. The objective was to characterize IPC personnel and programs in MENA countries, with special emphasis on the differences
Elias Tannous, Aiman El-Saed, Kholoud Ameer, Abeer Khalaf, Shafi Mohammad, Basel Molaeb, Majid M Alshamrani   +6 more
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Encouraging practitioners in infection prevention and control to publish: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]

, 2016
Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to determine the views of infection prevention and control practitioners (IPCPs) on publishing research.
Frantz J, Jennie Wilson, Kapp CA, Lawrence MM, Lesley Price, Lynn Melone, Silverman D.   +6 more
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First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Candida auris is a globally emerging multidrug resistant fungal pathogen causing nosocomial transmission. We report an ongoing outbreak of C. auris in a London cardio-thoracic center between April 2015 and July 2016.
Abdolrasouli, A, Armstrong-James, DPH, Chowdhary, A, Fisher, MC, Hagen, F, Hall, A, Meis, JF, Rhodes, JL, Ryan, L, Schelenz, S, Shackleton, J, Trimlett, R   +11 more
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Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Jeju Province, Korea, using national surveillance data, 2018–2021 [PDF]

Journal of Medicine and Life Science, 2023
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections have increased rapidly over the past decade and are recognized as a severe health threat in Korea and worldwide. This study aimed to identify the status and characteristics of CRE infection in Jeju
Juyoung Park, Eun-Suk Cho, Jong-Myon Bae
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Are you serious? From fist bumping to hand hygiene: considering culture, context and complexity in infection prevention intervention research [PDF]

, 2016
Infection prevention is an under-resourced research and development topic, with limited evidence for practice in the most basic of measures. A survey of IPS R&D members indicated that what might appear to be simple interactions and interventions in ...
Hofstede G, J Reilly, K Currie, M Madeo, Pawson R, WHO   +5 more
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Outbreak investigation of Serratia marcescens neurosurgical site infections associated with a contaminated shaving razors

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common healthcare-associated infection. We report an outbreak of neurosurgical site infections caused by Serratia marcescens after craniotomy in a tertiary care hospital.
Eun Jin Kim, Wan Beom Park, Jung-Ki Yoon, Won-Sang Cho, Su Jung Kim, Young Rok Oh, Kang Il Jun, Chang Kyung Kang, Pyeong Gyun Choe, Jong-Il Kim, Eun Hwa Choi, Myoung Don Oh, Nam Joong Kim   +12 more
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