Detecting Mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamidase Gene pncA to Improve Infection Control and Decrease Drug Resistance Rates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection. [PDF]
, 2016 Hospital infection control measures are crucial to tuberculosis (TB) control strategies within settings caring for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients, as these patients are at heightened risk of developing TB.
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Molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
, 2001 This is the first study to provide a comprehensive insight into the molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile and particularly that associated with a recently recognized epidemic strain. We DNA fingerprinted all C.
Fawley, W.N., Wilcox, M.H.
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Treating and Preventing Influenza in Aged Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]
, 2012 PMCID: PMC3474842This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
Alexander E. Rosewell +13 more
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An outbreak of adult measles by nosocomial transmission in a high vaccination coverage community
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the mechanism of an outbreak of measles in adults and to provide scientific measures for putting forward a measles elimination program.
Fen-juan Wang +5 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022 Background One possible transmission route for nosocomial pathogens is contaminated medical devices. Formation of biofilms can exacerbate the problem.
Melanie S. Brunke +7 more
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Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: How much does it cost? [PDF]
, 2015 This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging epidemic contexts in hospital settings.
Birgand, GJC +6 more
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Nosocomial Omicron Outbreak in a Medical Ward During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023 Tsung-Lung Lu,1 Yiling Chuang,1 Chienhsiu Huang2 1Department of Nursing, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi County, Taiwan; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation ...
Lu TL, Chuang Y, Huang C
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Nosocomial outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritidis with unusual clinical-epidemiological features
Microbiologia Medica, 2008 Literature reports about Norovirus outbreaks, especially in hospitals, have accumulated in the past years, including patients and health workers.This report describes a small outbreak by Norovirus which occurred in USC Urology with unusual clinical ...
Marco Arosio +9 more
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Are liquids an efficient vehicle of healthcare associated infections? A review of reported cases in Italy (2000- 2014) [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: In the field of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), one of the most reported, studied and discussed sources of infections is water, partly due to its controllability, but also because healthcare facilities, especially hospitals ...
D'Alessandro, Daniela +2 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a highly contagious herpesvirus with potential for nosocomial transmission. However, the importance of nosocomial chickenpox outbreak in China has often been ignored.
Jin Yang +10 more
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