New Web Surveillance Technology for Disseminating Data Critical for TB Control
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Abstract:
The investigation of tuberculosis (TB) transmission and control is significantly enhanced in Ontario, Canada through the...
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...
Attitudes Toward Utilization Of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets Among Pregnant Women And Care-Takers Of Under-Five
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This study determined the attitudes toward utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among pregnant women and children under-five in the Ikwerre Local Government Area (LGA)...
ESKAPES: Emerging Pathogens of Concern
Abstract:
Emerging pathogens in healthcare settings are a concern due to their antibiotic resistant nature. Historically, the water treatment providers have been concerned with Legionella,...
Evaluation of Bioburden Reduction with the Use of Stethoscope Covers
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Touchscreens: The Mosquito of the Digital Age
Abstract
The widespread and rapidly growing automation and digitization of our world has led to the installation of billions of touchscreens, both in our personal...
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...
Antibiotic Resistance – The return of the Four Horsemen
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Antibiotics are almost single-handedly responsible for eliminating deaths and mortality caused by infectious disease. However, antibiotic resistance is disseminating among deadly pathogens, returning us...
Fact vs. Fiction: Continuously Active Antimicrobial Coatings
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There has long been a need for a solution that continuously reduces the number of bacteria living on surfaces in between cleanings. While many...
Syndromic Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Infections
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This paper argues that there is a poor fit between the use of precise methods of case definition and case ascertainment for reporting infection...
