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Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported, calling on governments to “protect, sustain and accelerate” efforts to combat

Approximately 495,000 individuals receive maintenance hemodialysis (HD) for end-stage renal disease annually in the United States.1 These patients are at high risk for infection because of impaired immune defenses, and the need for routine vascular

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the leading cause of nosocomial infections in the United States with the placement of indwelling urinary catheters as the major contributing factor (CAUTI)1. Urinary catheters are placed in 21-50% of hospitalized

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 4, Page e21-e29, April 2023.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 77, Issue 12, Page 4755-4767, December 2021.

The hospital environment represents an important source and risk for the spreading of Staphylococcus aureus strains. This microorganism has been known to be a predominant nosocomial pathogen because of both the diversity and the severity of its

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Journal of Research in Nursing, Volume 26, Issue 8, Page 781-793, December 2021. BackgroundAs the United States’ population ages and health concerns rise, the family caregiver occupation will continue to be an integral part of the health care system

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 5, Page 2025-2041, May 2023.

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