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Beyond the Ratios: Evidence for Optimal Minimum Nurse‐Patient‐Ratios in Medical‐Surgical Settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 4, Page 2976-2987, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the maximum number of patients per nurse before quality and safety outcomes deteriorate in medical‐surgical settings. Design A secondary analysis of cross‐sectional survey data. Methods We analysed data from 609 direct care nurses working in British Columbia's medical‐surgical areas.
Farinaz Havaei, Claire Song, Danjie Zou, Amery D. Wu, Maura MacPhee, Elizabeth Saewyc   +5 more
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Prevalence of Active HCV Infection in Spain in 2022 Using Multiparameter Evidence Synthesis

Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a major public health concern worldwide. Spain has implemented large‐scale direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment programs, yet the prevalence of active HCV infection (aHCV) and its trends over time remain incompletely characterised.
Christos Thomadakis, Ilias Gountas, Konstantinos Gountas, Nestor Nuño, Begoña Brime, Rosario Sendino, Agustín Albillos, María Buti, Javier Crespo, Juan Berenguer, Sonia Alonso, Alberto Díaz de Santiago, Victoria Hernando, Montserrat Laguno, Sabela Lens, Moisés Diago, Maria Luisa Montes, Javier García‐Samaniego, Luis Morano, Juan Luis Moreno, Jordi Navarro, Manuel Romero‐Gómez, Laura Santos, Raúl Soriano, Erika Duffell, Asuncion Diaz, Julia del Amo, Georgios Nikolopoulos   +27 more
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Urinary Diversion–Specific Morbidity After Radical Cystectomy: A Ten‐Year Institutional Experience

Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigates the correlations and risk factors of complications associated with different urinary diversion methods after radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (BC). Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 574 bc patients treated between 2012 and 2022.
Xuanhan Hu, Jia Miao, Yueyu Huang, Yunkai Yang, Xinyu Zhang, Yifan Wang, Lin Qian, Dahong Zhang, Haibin Wei   +8 more
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Comparative performance of contact plate metod and swab method for surface microbial contamination on medical fabrics

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The contact plate method is widely accepted and used in various fields where hygiene and contamination levels are crucial. Evidence regarding the applicability of the contact plate method for sampling fabric microbial contamination levels in ...
Feng Chen, Yaru Li, Wanqiu Wang, Juan Li, Dong Wang, Xiaxia Sun, Yaping Peng, Jianjun Deng   +7 more
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Isolation, RP‐UHPLC‐ESI‐LIT‐Orbitrap‐MS/MS‐Based Metabolic Profiling and Anticandidal Activity of the Root and Leaf Secondary Metabolites of Monotes Kerstingii Gilg (Dipterocarpaceae)

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2026.
This paper describes the isolation and antifungal activity of secondary metabolites from the leaves and roots of Monotes kerstingii. The distribution of these metabolites in the roots and leaves was achieved through comprehensive RP‐UHPLC‐Orbitrap‐MS and MS/MS analysis.
Sorelle Kache Fotsing, Dominique Ngnintedo, Yanick Kevin Dongmo Melogmo, Alena Soboleva, Kevine Dongmo Jumeta, Bruno Ndjakou Lenta, Fabrice Fekam Boyom, Andrej Frolov, Norbert Arnold, Ludger A. Wessjohann, Norbert Sewald, Bonaventure Tchaleu Ngadjui, Ghislain Wabo Fotso   +12 more
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Trends and forecast of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a global perspective from the GBD study 2021

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) includes multidrug-resistant tuberculosis without extensive drug resistance (MDRTB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (
Yi Guo, Jiacheng Li, Lihong Lin
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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS

The Professional Medical Journal, 2007
Nosocomial infections are an important cause of preventable morbidity and mortality. This paper highlights some of the serious but avoidable aspects of this largely ignored but vital issue of nosocomial infections in Pakistan. Also this paper aims to alert the health policy makers, medical staff, microbiologists and other experts to consider more ...
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Prehospital whole blood transfusion in hemorrhagic shock: A systematic review

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Pierre‐Marc Dion, Adam Greene, Theresa Aves, Andy Pan, Ian Drennan, Johannes von Vopelius‐Feldt, Andrew Beckett, Risa Shorr, Brodie Nolan   +8 more
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Successful Management of Candida auris Bloodstream Infection in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Candida auris is an emerging multidrug‐resistant pathogen frequently misidentified by conventional methods, posing diagnostic and infection‐control challenges, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. We report a 74‐year‐old male in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with multiple comorbidities who developed Candidemia.
Arif Hasan Chowdhury, Tania Rahman, Nazrul Islam, Tuhin Sadique, Asif Reza Khan, Debashis Sen, Ahmed Abdullah, Dinesh Mondal, Dilruba Ahmed   +8 more
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A Case Series of Hypermucoid Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess in Caucasian Americans Without Travel History: An Epidemiologic Shift?

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is an emerging cause of community‐acquired pyogenic liver abscess (PLA), classically described in East and Southeast Asia. We report two cases of hvKp‐associated PLA in Caucasian women of American origin with no history of international travel, animal exposure, or Asian food consumption. Both patients
Krishna Sai Kiran Sakalabaktula, Sameer Kumar Majety, Sri Ratna Divya Nanduri, Divya Durga, David Kreps, Devi Prasad Botu, Gopichand Muppana   +6 more
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