The Suspicion of Sepsis
Sepsis has become the number one cause of hospital deaths in USA with 258,000 fatalities annually at a cost of over US$ 20 billion...
Zika Response Must Include Public Health Initiatives
Abstract:
Zika virus fever is spreading in Latin America and has put the local and national health authorities, as well as the general population, on high...
Barriers to Practice: A Case Study of Policy Implementation in South Africa
Abstract:
Health care workers (HCWs) and patients are at risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) infection in health care facilities. Such risk characterizes TB as a...
Drug Resistant Malaria: Are Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes the Answer?
Abstract:
Malaria is a deadly disease caused by parasites that mosquitoes transmit. It is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Effective chemical...
Evaluation of a Novel Non-Sterile Glove Dispensing System
Peer Reviewed
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Time to turn Cleaning Staff into Certified Technicians
Abstract:
Healthcare-associated infections claim thousands of lives and cost the healthcare system billions of dollars annually. While the proper cleaning and disinfection of the physical...
Bedsores: A Preventable Healthcare Problem
Updated February 29, 2016
Abstract:
Bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers or pressure sores, are a patient safety issue dating back at least to the 19th century...
Endoscopes: A Patient versus Worker Health Dilemma – Total Health
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As the public becomes more aware of the possibility of becoming infected with drug resistant pathogens from inadequately reprocessed endoscopes when they undergo endoscopic...
Syndromic Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Infections
Abstract
This paper argues that there is a poor fit between the use of precise methods of case definition and case ascertainment for reporting infection...
Why Mandatory Training Needs to do More Than Tick a Box
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Achieving staff engagement with mandatory training topics is a challenge for many organisations. Too often, staff will attend events for the ‘tick in the...
