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Upper-Room Ultraviolet Light and Negative Air Ionization to Prevent Tuberculosis Transmission [PDF]

, 2009
Background Institutional tuberculosis (TB) transmission is an important public health problem highlighted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the emergence of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant TB.
A. Roderick Escombe, Alland, Altman, Armando Gonzalez, Arnold, Bailey Mitchell, Balasubramanian, Basu, Bock, Brubacher, Carlos Martínez, Carlton A Evans, Catanzaro, Catherine Noakes, David A. J Moore, Dwyer, Eduardo Ticona, Escombe, Escombe, Escombe, First, First, First, Fletcher, Gandhi, Gast, Iseman, Jensen, Jon S Friedland, Joshi, Kerr, Ko, Ko, Macher, Marcos Navincopa, Menzies, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mohle-Boetani, Moore, Nardell, Nardell, Nardell, Nardell, Nicas, Noakes, Pai, Patricia Sheen, Peter Wilson, Richardson, Riley, Riley, Riley, Riley, Riley, Riley, Robert H Gilman, Rocio Ramirez, Rudnick, Seo, Stead, Talbot, Valway, Willi Quino, Xu, Xu   +65 more
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Outbreak of multidrug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in calves at a veterinary hospital in Brazil

Ciência Rural, 2019
: The present study aimed to describe and characterize a nosocomial outbreak caused by a multidrug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in hospitalized calves at a veterinary medical teaching hospital from Brazil.
Carolina Pantuzza Ramos, Letícia Camêlo Vespasiano, Isabela Oliveira Melo, Rafael Gariglio Clark Xavier, Carlos Augusto Gomes Leal, Elias Jorge Facury Filho, Antônio Ultimo de Carvalho, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva   +8 more
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Development of an innovative method for the evaluation of fungal contamination of surfaces [PDF]

, 2008
The objective of this technical report is to compare the ability to capture fungal spores through samples performed with three different methods: Rodac contact plates, cotton pad and a pad prepared with a dusting cloth (DC pads) selected from those ...
D'ALESSANDRO, Daniela, N. Vescia, OSBORN, John Frederick, R. Grillot   +3 more
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Comparison between adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence and aerobic colony count to assess surface sanitation in the hospital environment [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence produced by the firefly luciferase has been successfully introduced to verify cleaning procedures in the food industry according to the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point program.
Alagna E., Aprea L., Bonanno V., Cannova L., Firenze A., Piazza D., Provenzano S., Raia D. D., Santangelo O. E.   +8 more
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Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium gordonae in a teaching hospital: importance of strictly following decontamination procedures and emerging issues concerning sterilization [PDF]

, 2016
Aim of this study was to investigate a pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium gordonae analyzing isolates detected from clinical and environmental samples.
Alessia Cottarelli, Claudio M Mastroianni, Daniela M Cirillo, Fabio Mengoni, Lanfranco Fattorini, Laura Scorzolini, Lucia Marinelli, Maria De Giusti, MDPhD Laura Scorzolini, Rossella Baldan, Vincenzo Vullo   +10 more
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Uncontrolled nosocomial rotavirus transmission during a community outbreak

American Journal of Infection Control, 1990
Between Jan. 11 and March 31, 1983, 60 pediatric patients were diagnosed with rotavirus gastroenteritis. Of these cases 24 were community acquired, 29 were nosocomial, and 7 were of undetermined origin. Despite intensive infection control efforts, nosocomial transmission continued as long as patients with community-acquired cases were admitted. The use
From the Departments of Medicine, Infection Control, and Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA ( host institution ), Raad, Issam I. ( author ), Sherertz, Robert J. ( author ), Russell, Beverly A. ( author ), Reuman, Peter D. ( author )   +4 more
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Investigation on a suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial infection in an intensive care unit

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo investigate a suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii （CRAB） nosocomial infection in an intensive care unit （ICU） and provide scientific evidence for prevention and control of multi-drug resistant nosocomial ...
HUANG Mei, GUI Xiaobo, YANG Ya, LU Feng, QIN Juanxiu, LI Yan, ZHANG Shuyi, ZHOU Wenqin, FU Xiaofang, BAN Haiqun   +9 more
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A hospital acquired outbreak of Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis, Oman

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2011
Objectives: To investigate the course of a hospital acquired outbreak of Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis outbreak, and the interventions that were taken to prevent such an outbreak from occurring again.
Seif S. Al-Abri, Amina K. Al-Jardani, Mohammed S. Al-Hosni, Padmamohan J. Kurup, Suleiman Al-Busaidi, Nicholas J. Beeching   +5 more
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Clinical Outcome and Prognosis of a Nosocomial Outbreak of COVID-19. [PDF]

J Clin Med, 2023
Kim SH, Kim T, Choi H, Shin TR, Sim YS.
europepmc   +1 more source

The first established microsatellite markers to distinguish Candida orthopsilosis isolates and detection of a nosocomial outbreak in China. [PDF]

J Clin Microbiol, 2023
Luo Z, Ning Y, Yu S, Xiao M, Dai R, Chen X, Wang Y, Kang W, Jiang Y, Yu H, Liang H, Xu Y, Sun T, Zhang L.   +13 more
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