Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

Antibiotic Resistance is Everybody’s Responsibility

Antibiotic Resistance is Everybody’s Responsibility

Abstract: This article is about my family’s experience with antibiotics Main Article: Antibiotic resistance is everybody’s responsibility In 1932 my grandfather’s first wife died of tuberculosis. It wasn’t until...
Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled With Ozone

Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled with Ozone as a Germicidal Against Eight Healthcare Associated...

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Cite as: Christine Greene, MPH PhD, Bryan D. Schindler, PhD. (2020) Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled with Ozone...
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Surgical Site Infection Surveillance: Should You Compare Me to My Neighbour?

Abstract: Despite being preventable in most cases, surgical site infections still occur following 5% of all surgeries in Europe and North America. At the Infection...
Call to Action: COVID-19 Collaboration and Need for a Multidisciplinary Approach

Call to Action: COVID-19 Collaboration and Need for a Multidisciplinary Approach

While the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 may not have come to a surprise to many of us, the current reality of day-to-day life during the...
Malaria

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...
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Building a Career In Infection Prevention: Jomcy’s Story

Abstract: The author of the following article discusses her path to building a career in Infection Prevention and Control.  Through volunteer opportunities, job shadowing and...
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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...
The Suspicion of Sepsis

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...
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Importance of Using Antibiotics Correctly and Completing the Prescribed Dose

Abstract: The misuse of antibiotics coupled to a decrease in the number of novel drugs entering the clinic has led to the development of antibiotic...