6 Factors That Have Caused Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance has become a global threat, and with Antibiotic Awareness Week, it is important to understand the series of events that have led...
It May be Disinfected, but, Is It Clean?
Abstract:
Hospitals are a hotspot for acquiring dangerous and life-threatening infections, which are transferred patient to patient when sufficient prevention measures are not in place....
Here, There, and Everywhere: How Antibiotic Resistance is Now the Norm
As antibiotic resistance becomes an increasingly urgent global problem, it is important to address how resistance occurs and how it is propagated throughout the general...
Why Antibiotics are not the Answer to your Cold or Flu
Abstract:
Colds and flu are viral infections. If you happen to be very unlucky and get the flu, take a break, rest up, and go...
Global Antibiotic Awareness Week
Antibiotics are sometimes revered as one of humankind’s greatest discoveries. Thanks to antibiotics, the lives of billions of people have been saved. The ubiquity of...
Infection Prevention In Challenging Environments
Abstract:
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...
Occupational Risk on the Rise: Turning a Blind Eye
Abstract:
In hospitals and health clinics, the goal is to always treat the patients. An emerging concern is the welfare of the health care workers...
Infection Prevention & Control: The Art and Pitfalls of Practicing Tough Love
Abstract
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...
The “Fatal Warning” Antibiotics Don’t Have
Abstract:
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...
Public Health and Emerging Disease Outbreaks: Why Talking to the Community is a Good...
Abstract:
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...
