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Systematic reviews are the gold standard for making clinical recommendations. They serve as an objective, comprehensive review of a particular topic, which, due to a standardized process, should be completely reproducible. On March 30,…
In this article, an introductory overview of managing the Infection risks during a disaster or mass casualty event is presented. Reaching an understanding of the key terms and definitions and then expanding on the…
An outbreak of the recently discovered bacteria Elizabethkingia anophelis is occurring in the Midwestern United States. While Elizabethkingia bacterium is prevalent in the environment and normally does not cause illness, the current outbreak in…
Public Health England has reported a dramatic increase in the number of reported cases of Scarlet Fever in England and Wales in the past three years. About 17,500 cases were reported in the 2014…
There is a need for the elimination of antibiotic growth promoters in the poultry industry due to the rapid development of antibiotic drug resistance and its spread to humans. At the same time, there…
Demonstration Data. Image Courtesy of Public Health Ontario Abstract: The investigation of tuberculosis (TB) transmission and control is significantly enhanced in Ontario, Canada through the use of an innovative, web-based surveillance program that…
Healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) are the third leading cause of death in the US, behind heart disease and cancer. One in every 25 inpatients will acquire an infection while being treated. These infections lead…
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 annually. 1 In the USA the most prevalent cause of…
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 alert. The World Health Organization has designated Zika virus a…
Health care workers (HCWs) and patients are at risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) infection in health care facilities. Such risk characterizes TB as a dual public health threat - first as a communicable disease…
In the Nigerian healthcare space there has been increasing awareness and moves towards effective hand hygiene practice in healthcare facilities. As healthcare managers seek to balance the availability of infection prevention tools for health workers…
High quality scientific research and articles require years of training for scientists to become adept at planning and writing. In its pursuit to eliminate barriers to sharing information, InfectionControl.tips provides access to a global…
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Malaria is a deadly disease caused by parasites that mosquitoes transmit. It is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Effective chemical and pharmaceutical methods to control malaria do exist, however, in…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation of research data. No funds or influence were provided to the authors or InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract: Hospitals, dental offices,…
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 environment is considered to play a major role in combating…
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 and the time of the nursing/public health pioneer…
As the public becomes more aware of the possibility of becoming infected with drug resistant pathogens from inadequately reprocessed endoscopes when they undergo endoscopic procedures, our duties increase as professionals because we are dedicated…
This paper argues that there is a poor fit between the use of precise methods of case definition and case ascertainment for reporting infection rates, and the measurement uncertainty inherent in hospital infection surveillance. …
Achieving staff engagement with mandatory training topics is a challenge for many organisations. Too often, staff will attend events for the ‘tick in the box’, without learning anything new, or feeling motivated to do…
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