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Lean back and wait for the alarm? Testing an automated alarm system for nosocomial outbreaks to provide support for infection control professionals [PDF]

, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Outbreaks of communicable diseases in hospitals need to be quickly detected in order to enable immediate control. The increasing digitalization of hospital data processing offers potential solutions for automated outbreak detection systems
Aghdassi, Seven Johannes Sam, Behnke, Michael, Gastmeier, Petra, Leistner, Rasmus, Peña Diaz, Luis Alberto, Piening, Brar, Pilarski, Georg, Rohde, Anna Maria, Schröder, Christin, Thoma, Norbert   +9 more
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Legionnaires' disease outbreak: Victoria's largest identified outbreak

Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2000
This paper describes and analyses some aspects of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Victoria, commencing in late October 1998. In all, 18 cases caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 were notified within 10 days making this the largest outbreak in Victoria reported to that date. All cases had epidemiological links to an industrial estate in
N, Formica, G, Tallis, B, Zwolak, J, Camie, M, Beers, G, Hogg, N, Ryan, M, Yates   +7 more
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A retrospective review of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis queries, South Africa, 2016–2019

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICDs) of South Africa (SA) provides technical support to healthcare workers (HCWs) with regard to infectious diseases through the NICD clinician hotline.
Trisha A. Whitbread, Kathleen J. Kabuya, Nimesh Naran, Amilcar M. Juggernath, Moushumi A. Matthews, Lucille H. Blumberg, Jacqueline Weyer, Vivien Essel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Host‐Directed Biomaterials for Combatting Bloodstream Infections: From Macrocyclic Peptides to Immune‐Activating Cell Backpacks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both civilian and military populations. This paper summarizes recent progress in novel treatment strategies to manage BSI arising from both bacterial and fungal pathogens using molecules, particles, and materials to elicit host‐directed immunity.
Thomas Thomou, Jagadish Krishnappa, Justin B. Schaal, Prasad Tongaonkar, Dat Q. Tran, Wenchao Gu, Yung‐Fu Chang, Michael E. Selsted, Shaoyi Jiang, Samir Mitragotri, Michael Super, Christopher J. Bettinger   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel model fitted to multiple life stages of malaria for assessing efficacy of transmission-blocking interventions

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Transmission-blocking interventions (TBIs) aim to eliminate malaria by reducing transmission of the parasite between the host and the invertebrate vector.
Ellie Sherrard-Smith, Thomas S. Churcher, Leanna M. Upton, Katarzyna A. Sala, Sara E. Zakutansky, Hannah C. Slater, Andrew M. Blagborough, Michael Betancourt   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inactivating SARS‐CoV‐2 Virus with MOF‐Composites as Smart Face Masks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In situ preparation and functionalization of MOF@Cotton fabrics as smart face masks for the immobilization of proteins and inactivation viruses, such as SARS‐CoV‐2. Abstract The significant impact of the SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) pandemic outbreak on people's lives has highlighted the urgent need for effective personal protective equipment.
Romy Ettlinger, Aamod V. Desai, Hau Lam Jody Cheong, Louise L. Major, Terry K. Smith, Aaron B. Naden, Jane Hilton, Catherine S. Adamson, A. Robert Armstrong, Russell E. Morris   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the impact of imperfect adherence to artemether-lumefantrine on malaria treatment outcomes using within-host modelling

Nature Communications, 2017
Artemether lumefantrine is widely used for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. The impact of imperfect patient adherence to the six-dose regimen is hard to assess.
Joseph D. Challenger, Katia Bruxvoort, Azra C. Ghani, Lucy C. Okell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

EpiJSON: A unified data-format for epidemiology

Epidemics, 2016
Epidemiology relies on data but the divergent ways data are recorded and transferred, both within and between outbreaks, and the expanding range of data-types are creating an increasingly complex problem for the discipline.
Thomas J.R. Finnie, Andy South, Ana Bento, Ellie Sherrard-Smith, Thibaut Jombart   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome sequence of enterovirus D68 from St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2016 [PDF]

, 2017
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was rarely observed prior to a widespread outbreak in 2014. We observed its reemergence in St. Louis in 2016 and sequenced the EV-D68 genomes from two patient samples. The 2016 viruses in St.
Storch, Gregory A, Wylie, Kristine M, Wylie, Todd N   +2 more
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Communicable disease outbreaks: Ethics in an outbreak

Australian Journal of General Practice, 2020
This fifth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks explores ethical aspects of public health action, information disclosure and research in an epidemic.
openaire   +3 more sources