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Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria

Date
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 5:00 AM
Description
Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Clinical and microbiological profile of health care–associated infections in a tertiary hospital: Comparison between a cohort of hospitalized patients during prepandemic and COVID-19 pandemic periods

Date
Wednesday, January 03, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Description
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health service practices underwent significant changes, impacting the occurrence of health care–associated infections (HAIs). This study presents the epidemiology of bacterial infections and compares clinical data on

Clinical and microbiological profile of healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary hospital: Comparison between a cohort of hospitalized patients during pre-pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic periods

Date
Wednesday, January 03, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Description
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health service practices underwent significant changes, impacting the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This study presents the epidemiology of bacterial infections and compare clinical data on

Clinical evaluation of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system

Date
Sunday, June 19, 2022 - 12:00 AM
Description
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events occurring during patient care and are estimated to cost a 200-bed facility more than $1.7 million per year.1-4 Inadequate hand hygiene (HH) leads to cross-transmission of