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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), particularly Vascular Catheter-Associated Infections (VCAIs), are a significant concern, accounting for over 7% of all infections and are often linked to medical devices.
Radu Spaimoc +8 more
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Risk Factors for Pressure Injury in ICU Patients
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the specific risk factors associated with the development of hospital‐acquired pressure injuries in critically ill patients. Design A retrospective case–control study. Methods Using evidence‐based and Delphi methods, 36 potential risk factors for HAPI in critically ill patients were identified.
Yang Chaonan +4 more
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Multicentre surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptibility patterns in nosocomial infections [PDF]
Johan Van Eldere
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Abstract Staphylococcus epidermidis is the leading cause of device‐related infections, primarily due to its ability to form biofilms, surface‐adherent bacterial communities that confer remarkable resistance to antibiotics and host defenses. Small basic protein, Sbp, is a 16‐kDa protein expressed by S.
P. Ethan Adkins +2 more
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Resistant Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis that mainly affects younger children. Although the definite cause still remains unknown but the clinical and epidemiologic findings discuss an infectious cause.
Mohammad Reza Navaeifar +1 more
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Challenge Specific Modulation of Responses to Adjuvant‐Induced Innate Immune Memory
We utilised a commercially available adjuvant formulation to study the induction, maintenance, and consequences of innate immune memory. Using functional assays on bone marrow‐derived innate cells, extensive transcriptomic analysis of haematopoietic progenitors, and challenge models of spirochetal infection, nonspecific inflammation, and model antigen ...
Samuel T. Pasco +24 more
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BCG-osis after BCG vaccination in immunocompromised children: Case series and review
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin in France between 1908 and 1921 contained a live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis and was administered worldwide to prevent tuberculosis.
Soheila Shahmohammadi +2 more
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in patients undergoing liver transplantation: An emerging problem [PDF]
In our institution, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia appeared to occur with increasing frequency in patients undergoing liver transplantation. We thus conducted a prospective study to define risk factors and outcome in these patients.
Korvick, JA +3 more
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Patient Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Concept Analysis
ABSTRACT Aim Exploring the concept of patient agitation in the intensive care unit. Background Patient agitation in the intensive care unit is of widespread concern and linked to negative outcomes for patients, staff, and family members. There is currently no consensus on what constitutes agitation in the intensive care context, hindering effective and
Anne Mette N. Adams +7 more
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