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Diagnosis of bacteraemia in neonatal foals using 16S rRNA high‐throughput sequencing

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in foals. Early diagnosis can improve outcome but is complicated by non‐specific clinical signs and delayed confirmation of infection via blood culture. Molecular assays represent a rapid and more sensitive alternative.
Flavie Payette, Alicia E. Long, Weiming Hu, Kyle Bittinger, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Darko Stefanovski, Michelle Abraham, Maia R. Aitken   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nosocomial infection and risk factors in elderly patients in intensive care units [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2015
Incidence of nosocomial infections gradually increase in patients over 65 years age population. There is a significant relationship between increased age and predisposition to nosocomial infections.
Kevser Özdemir, Murat Dizbay
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Nosocomial infections in neurosurgery intensive care units

, 2004
Background. Nosocomial infections can lead to complications in the patients admitted to neurosurgery intensive care units. The most common causes are ventriculitis, shunt infections, meningitis, surgical wound infections, urinary tract infections ...
Celik, SA
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Fluorescent tagging for assessment of environmental cleaning in an equine hospital

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Healthcare‐associated infections increase morbidity, mortality, and treatment costs in both human and veterinary medicine, and environmental contamination can contribute to their occurrence. Monitoring of environmental cleaning is an important component of multimodal infection control strategies.
Desiree Joch, Manolis Lyrakis, Sonja Franz, Nora Mareike Biermann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis After Thyroidectomy

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Thyroidectomy is a commonly performed endocrine procedure with generally low complication rates. Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is an exceptionally rare but life‐threatening complication resulting from cervical infections that spread into the mediastinum.
Nathanaël Saison, Maxime Constant, Mirza Muradbegovic, Carsten T. Viehl, Laure Maillard, Jean‐Christophe Lifante   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of COVID-19 Severity on Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes: A Study of Pregnant Women in Albania

COVID
Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, particularly in severe disease. However, evidence stratified by disease severity from Southeastern Europe remains limited.
Vera Beca, Fatjon Balla, Daniela Nakuci, Zahide Sulejmani, Marsilda Danaka, Enver Roshi, Eliona Demaliaj   +6 more
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Etiology of nosocomial infections in intensive care patients in German hospitals: An analysis of trends between 2008 and 2022

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Purpose: Data from the intensive care component of the German hospital infection surveillance system (KISS) was used to investigate the epidemiology of pathogens responsible for the most frequent device-associated infections and their development over ...
Petra Gastmeier, Axel Kola, Frank Schwab, Michael Behnke, Christine Geffers   +4 more
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Radiography students' knowledge, attitude and practice relating to infection prevention and control in the use of contrast media injectors in computed tomography

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 42-53, March 2025.
The aim of this study was to explore radiography students' knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) relating to infection prevention and control (IPC) in the use of contrast media injectors in the computed tomography (CT) setting. Radiography students demonstrate varied comprehension of IPC regarding contrast media equipment within CT environment, and ...
Dania Abu Awwad, Suzanne Hill, Minh Chau, Sarah Lewis, Yobelli Alexandra Jimenez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diverse Uses of Lantibiotics: Exploring New Approaches to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Medicine Advances, EarlyView.
This review illustrates lantibiotics as an alternative therapeutic approach to combat antibiotic resistance, highlighting their diverse sources, including plants, insects, animals, and microorganisms. It further emphasizes their broad therapeutic potential, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, antiviral, and anticancer activities (GA ...
Gopalarethinam Janani, Shangavy Pandiarajan, Kunal Biswas, Manickam Rajkumar, Agnishwar Girigoswami, Koyeli Girigoswami   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Description Of Risk Factors For Nosocomial Infection In Post-Operative Wounds In Banten Province Hospital Surgery Rooms, 2023

Professional Health Journal
Nosocomial infections are microorganisms that enter the human body which are caused by various factors including gender, age, comorbidities, length of treatment, whether or not the patient is crowded in the room which causes nosocomial infections in post-
Mulyati
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