A summit titled "Modern Trends and Innovative Approaches in the Management of Hospital-Acquired Infections" was held on April ...

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).

Simply, improving hand hygiene can improve infection rates ... This can lead to bacterial contamination of the soap. Do not wear artificial nails or extenders. Keep natural nail tips less than ...

as the generally short-term prescriptions of antibiotics and the tendency to reserve novel antibiotics with activity against resistant bacteria for treating serious infections limit the ...

While bacteria are the most common cause of healthcare-associated ... Describing clinical findings related to nosocomial fungal infections. - Studying genes, gene mutations, and proteins contributing ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to ...

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

Scientists believe they know what causes the treated infection to mimic chronic illness: the body may be responding to remnants of the bacteria that causes Lyme that tend to pool in the liver and ...

Have you ever wondered if there is a way to heal bones without having to take bone from another part of the body? A new ...

While rare, infections can be severe but are largely preventable with proper food safety practices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The thing about the bacteria ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that could potentially revolutionize treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections, cancer and other challenging gram-negative pathogens without relying ...

Patients with infection-related hospitalization may have increased risk for incident heart failure, including HFrEF and HFpEF.