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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Florida health officials on investigating cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. An additional area of active Zika transmission has been identified in a section of Miami

Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the world

Healthcare systems saw increases in device-associated infections and decreases in surgical site infections (SSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following an increase in SSI, an acute care hospital assessed risk and preventative factors of

Health care systems saw increases in device-associated infections and decreases in surgical site infections (SSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following an increase in SSIs, an acute care hospital assessed the risk and preventative factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 5, Page 1678-1690, May 2023.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 5, Page 1691-1698, May 2023.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 5, Page 1714-1723, May 2023.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 9, Page 3299-3311, September 2023.

Human feces harbor a massive quantity of microbes1; in some cases, the human urethra may contain pathogenic microbes.2 The feces and urine of infected patients examined at medical facilities are especially likely to contain pathogenic microbes as

Non-pharmacological preventive measures (NPPMs) (e.g., avoiding travel, limiting physical contact with people outside of one's household, and maintaining a 1-2 meter distance between oneself and others when in public) are the primary strategies used