Hospital Infections: The Impact on Healthcare Worker Absenteeism
Abstract
About half of all healthcare worker (HCW) absence can be attributed to gastrointestinal and/or respiratory illness, two sets of conditions that could be caught...
Medical Laboratory Professionals SAVE LIVES every day, but do you know who we are?
Editorial by Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D
April 24, 2016 marks the kick-off of National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (#MLPW #LabWeek #Lab4Life). But, I often wonder if...
Antimicrobials in Canada, by the Numbers
A Canadian Perspective
The numbers don’t lie: antimicrobial misuse in Canada is a pervasive and growing problem. With approximately 23.8 million antibiotic prescriptions written annually,...
Environmental Monitoring for SARS-CoV-2: The Missing Link in Disease Containment?
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest in modern history, quickly spreading to every corner of the globe and causing major health and...
COVID-19: The Straight Facts
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With the current outbreak, it is important to discern what are...
Pillows: The Forgotten Fomite
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Abstract
The pillow is an oft-overlooked link in a chain of cross-infection between patients. In this review, various links...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Too Much Study, Not Enough Action, No Time to Lose
Abstract
We have known about the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for so long that it seems as though we should have solutions in hand...
It’s the gut, stupid! Aligning the Immune Connection with Viral Infections
In 1992 during the successful presidential campaign of Bill Clinton, his campaign manager James Carville blurted out “it’s the economy, stupid”. As the story...
A Humanitarian Call to WHO to Provide Vaccines to HCWs Everywhere
Join in Solidarity. Critical Call to Action:
Healthcare workers (HCW) are part of the frontline in the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The ID-IRI...
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance – A Prize Approach to Open Innovation
Abstract
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most significant public health threats facing the world. There is a lack of new antibiotics, and the...