Management of Invasive Mould Infections
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Fungal diagnostics is an often overlooked field that has indirectly resulted in an increase in the number of antifungal-resistant pathogens. Fungal infections, such as...
Conditions Inside U.S. Poultry Processing Facilities may be ideal for starting an Influenza Pandemic
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In March 2017, more than 171,000 chickens in the United States had avian influenza. The current epidemics of avian influenza virus in China demonstrate...
Infection Prevention In Challenging Environments
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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...
Infection Prevention & Control: The Art and Pitfalls of Practicing Tough Love
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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...
E. coli O157:H7 – The Latest Pathogen Involved in a Multi-state Outbreak
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E.coli 0157:H7 is the most common STEC (Shiga-toxins producing E. coli) in North America and can be found in a variety of food products,...
The Changing Face of Sepsis
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There are few infections that can result in death or lifelong impairment in mere hours. Sepsis is caused by an inflammatory response by the...
Probing the Past to Predict the Future: Shigella flexneri from World War I
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Infectious diseases are not a new phenomena. Bacteria have evolved over millions of years and have adapted to life with humans. Understanding the history...
Why Antibiotics are not the Answer to your Cold or Flu
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Colds and flu are viral infections. If you happen to be very unlucky and get the flu, take a break, rest up, and go...
Fighting Infections in a Microbial World
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Bacteria can be found everywhere, including in the human body where it plays an important role in our health. Your bacterial ecosystem is referred...
Can we Overcome Drug Resistant TB?
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient and deadly bacterial disease that generally affects the lungs. Despite the fact that TB is both preventable and curable,...
