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Nosocomial infections can spread in a variety of medical settings, including wards, surgical rooms, nursing homes, and others. There are numerous mechanisms by which infection occurs in the healthcare setting. In addition to contaminated tools and equipment, bedding, or aerosols, healthcare personnel can also spread illness [20]. The main objective of our study was to […]
A new study has found that people may experience long-term symptoms due to other respiratory infections besides COVID-19. ADVERTISEMENT Symptoms of respiratory illnesses such as common cold viruses, influenza, or pneumonia may last more than four weeks after the initial infection, according to new research. Scientists from the Queen Mary University of London analysed data […]
Abstract Advances in areas that include genomics, systems biology, protein structure determination and artificial intelligence provide new opportunities for target-based antibacterial drug discovery. The selection of a ‘good’ new target for direct-acting antibacterial compounds is the first decision, for which multiple criteria must be explored, integrated and re-evaluated as drug discovery programmes progress. Criteria include […]
BOSTON — A number of U.S. individuals who traveled to Matamoros, Mexico, for surgical procedures requiring anesthesia returned home with a fungal pathogen that caused meningitis — and a high percentage of the cases resulted in death, a researcher reported here. By the most recent count, 151 individuals from the U.S. are under investigation for […]
Debbie King barely gave it a second thought when she scraped her right shin climbing onto her friend’s pontoon for a day of boating in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 13. Even though her friend immediately dressed the slight cut, her shin was red and sore when King awoke the next day. It must […]
Infection Control Today Infection Intel: Staying Ahead With Company Updates and Product Innovations. Infection Control Today® (ICT®) strives to give infection prevention and control (IPC) personnel the news they need about corporate updates, product developments, mergers, and more in the IPC field. These are the updates for October 12, 2023.
TikTok user Maisie Lewiss revealed why you should always get a UTI checked out. Photos / @maisielewiss A young woman has shared a health warning after a common infection turned deadly. Maisie Lewiss, who posts on TikTok with the handle @maisielewiss, revealed on the video sharing app that she had developed complications from a urinary […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/endemic-malaria-found-2.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/endemic-malaria-found-2.jpg" data-sub-html="Prevalence of Plasmodium vivax infection in communities along the Turkwel River in study of P. vivax prevalence in semiarid region of northern Kenya, 2019. Household members of patients with P. falciparum infections were tested for P. vivax infection. A) Study area (red box) in Turkana County, northwestern Kenya. Gray shading indicates <0.01% […]
