Nigerians, Patriotism, Pathogens and Politics: Implications for Infection Prevention & Control
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The need for Infection Prevention and Control has become more important than ever, especially in the wake of globalization. In Nigeria the need for...
The “Fatal Warning” Antibiotics Don’t Have
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Combating infectious diseases takes a community effort. However, one of the most important messages that the public often hears, but doesn’t understand is “Complete...
Infection Prevention In Challenging Environments
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In non-hospital settings, health care professionals face the challenge of a constantly evolving environment. The specialists at Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders are deployed...
Antibiotic Stewardship: Protecting a Precious Resource
Penicillin, one of the world's first antibiotics, was discovered in 1928 by the British scientist, Sir Alexander Fleming. It was further developed for medicinal...
E. coli O157:H7 – The Latest Pathogen Involved in a Multi-state Outbreak
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E.coli 0157:H7 is the most common STEC (Shiga-toxins producing E. coli) in North America and can be found in a variety of food products,...
It’s not too Late (to Fight Back Against Infectious Diseases)
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat reaching pandemic levels. Bacterial infections that were once easily treated with the antibiotics are becoming resistant to not...
Infection Prevention & Control: The Art and Pitfalls of Practicing Tough Love
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In any human relationship, tough love helps to prevent and control dysfunction. In our co-existence with microbes, we need to use a similar strategy...
Management of Invasive Mould Infections
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Fungal diagnostics is an often overlooked field that has indirectly resulted in an increase in the number of antifungal-resistant pathogens. Fungal infections, such as...
Public Health and Emerging Disease Outbreaks: Why Talking to the Community is a Good...
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The keys to combat infectious diseases are out there. Due to insufficient communication between key players, we still don't know how to compile all...
Fighting Infections in a Microbial World
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Bacteria can be found everywhere, including in the human body where it plays an important role in our health. Your bacterial ecosystem is referred...