All Life, 2022 Nosocomial infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality. There are inconsistent results among the antimicrobial resistance patterns of nosocomial infections.
Fatemeh Nouri +5 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli +3 more
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Bacteriological Spectrum of Post Operative Wound Infections and their Antibiogram in a Tertiary Hospital, Dar es salaam, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2012 Surgical site infection (SSI) is among the most common problem for patients who undergo operative procedures. It remains a common and widespread problem contributing to morbidity and mortality; partly attributed to increase in infections due to ...
Manyahi, Joel, Manyahi, J.
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Developing a real time sensing system to monitor bacteria in wound dressings
, 2012 Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and degradation of the wound surface.
Iain S. Hunter +5 more
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Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Injection site infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been associated with serious morbidity and health service costs in North America.
Ncube, F +9 more
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The Safety and Efficacy of Phage Therapy for Superficial Bacterial Infections: A Systematic Review
Antibiotics, 2020 Superficial bacterial infections, such as dermatological, burn wound and chronic wound/ulcer infections, place great human and financial burdens on health systems globally and are often complicated by antibiotic resistance.
Angharad Steele +3 more
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Relative Abundance and Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Chronic Wound Infections Globally
Microorganisms, 2023 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a difficult-to-treat pathogen that is frequently involved with chronic wound infections. Here, we conducted a literature search of world-wide studies published between 2005 and 2022 that described the microbiological profiles of
Sang Phan +6 more
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Infection in conflict wounded [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2011 Although mechanisms of modern military wounding may be distinct from those of ancient conflicts, the infectious sequelae of ballistic trauma and the evolving microbial flora of war wounds remain a considerable burden on both the injured combatant and their deployed medical systems.
W G P, Eardley +4 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada +6 more
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Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are complications of surgery that cause significant postoperative morbidity. SSI has been proposed as a potential indicator of the quality of care in the context of clinical governance and monitoring of the ...
Wilson, AP +27 more
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