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Assessment of Microbial Quality and Antibacterial Activity of Commonly used Hand Washes [PDF]

, 2013
Hands are the highways to the transmission and spread of pathogens that causes diseases, food borne illnesses and nosocomial infections. Hand washing is the act of cleansing the hands with water or another liquid, with or without the use of soap or ...
Akande, V.A., Dahunsi, S.O., Oranusi, S. U.   +2 more
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Changing epidemiology and prognosis of nosocomial bloodstream infection: A single-center retrospective study in Taiwan

, 2021
Wei‐Chih Liao, Wei‐Sheng Chung, Ying-Chieh Lo, Wen-Hsin Shih, Chia-Hui Chou, Chih‐Yu Chen, Chih‐Yen Tu, Mao‐Wang Ho   +7 more
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Cross‐Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the MISSCARE Survey–Patient—Danish Version

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To translate, cross‐culturally adapt, validate and psychometrically test the MISSCARE Survey–Patient for assessing patients' perspectives on missed nursing care (MNC) in a Danish hospital setting. Design A two‐phase cross‐cultural adaptation and psychometric validation study. Methods The study was conducted in two phases.
Maja Thomsen Albrechtsen, Lone Jørgensen, Ingrid Poulsen, Fathimath Shifaza, Niels Henrik Bruun, Hanne Mainz, Britt Laugesen   +6 more
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Resistant Kawasaki Disease

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2013
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, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai   +1 more
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Nosocomial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a haematological unit – High mortality rate in infected patients with haematologic malignancies

, 2020
Monika Biernat, Aleksander Zińczuk, Paweł Biernat, Aleksandra Bogucka‐Fedorczuk, J Kwiatkowski, Elżbieta Kalicińska, Dominik Marciniak, Krzysztof Simon, Tomasz Wróbel   +8 more
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Oral Health and Pneumonia in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pneumonia is a leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), who also have increased risk of oral disease. Given the known relationship between oral disease and pneumonia in similar populations, this review aims to explore what is known about the association between oral health and ...
Katrina Byrne, Dominika Lisiecka, Gary Moran, Blánaid Daly, Isabel Fleischmann, Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

BCG-osis after BCG vaccination in immunocompromised children: Case series and review

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2014
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 , Mohammad Jafar Saffar , Mohammad Sadegh Rezai   +2 more
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Mupirocin prophylaxis against nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus infections in nonsurgical patients: a randomized study [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a major risk factor for nosocomial S. aureus infection. Studies show that intranasal mupirocin can prevent nosocomial surgical site infections. No data are available on the efficacy of
Keulen, P.H.J. (Peter) van, Kluytmans, J.A.J.W. (Jan), Meester, M.H.M. (Marlene), Ott, A. (Alewijn), Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C.M.J.E. (Christina), Verbrugh, H.A. (Henri), Vos, M.C. (Margreet), Voss, A. (Andreas), Wertheim, H.F.L. (Heiman)   +8 more
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Surface visualisation of bacterial biofilms using neutral atom microscopy

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract The scanning helium microscope (SHeM) is a new technology that uses a beam of neutral helium atoms to image surfaces non‐destructively and with extreme surface sensitivity. Here, we present the application of the SHeM to image bacterial biofilms.
Nick A. von Jeinsen, David J. Ward, Matthew Bergin, Sam M. Lambrick, David M. Williamson, Richard M Langford, Lisa F. Dawson, Vibhuti Rana, Sushma Shivaswamy, Xuening Zhou, Michelle Mikesh, Vernita D. Gordon, Brendan W. Wren, Katherine A. Brown, Paul C. Dastoor   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Exceeded SARS‐CoV‐2 and Influenza in Lower Respiratory Infection and Mortality Rates Among Patients With Hematologic Malignancies During the 2023–2024 Respiratory Virus Season

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
During the 2023‐2024 respiratory viral season, respiratory syncytial virus infection was associated with worse outcomes compared to infections caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 and influenza virus in patients with hematologic malignancies ABSTRACT Background Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) significantly impact patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs ...
Tali Shafat, Amy Spallone, Fareed Khawaja, Ying Jiang, Jennifer Jackson, Lior Nesher, Roy F. Chemaly   +6 more
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