Bacterial colony counts on and under artificial ... Artificial nails place patients at risk of MRSA nosocomial infection and health care workers at risk for MRSA colonization (Toles, 2002).

A new study by researchers at George Washington University has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone is to get a COVID-19 infection. The study, "The Nasal ...

It is the most common lethal nosocomial, or hospital-acquired, infection. The term "pneumonia" describes a group of symptoms that may be caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi.

Infections requiring hospitalization were associated with increased risk for future incident heart failure, regardless of infection and HF subtype, according to new data published in the Journal ...

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The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on April 4 in ...

A new study from researchers at the George Washington University has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone is to get a COVID-19 infection. Published in ...