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Invasive infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are of significant concern in healthcare settings. We assessed risk factors for CRE culture from a sterile site (invasive infection) compared to isolation from urine in a large

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Health care workers (HCWs) are on the front line for COVID-19. Better knowledge of risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial for their protection. We aimed to identify these risk factors with a focus on care activities.

The surgical site infection (SSI) rate following abdominal hysterectomy (HYST) procedures in the United States (US) was reported as 0.66% in 2015 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 Since 2012, all New York State (NYS)

Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday.

Each year in the United States there are over 11,000,000 hospital-based ambulatory surgeries and over 10,000,000 inpatient surgical procedures.1 Each of these procedures involves contact by a surgical instrument with a patient's sterile tissue

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 287-300, January 2024.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 77, Issue 5, Page 2458-2471, May 2021.

Eyewash stations are important safety equipment for mitigating health risks of exposure to hazardous chemicals and infectious agents. One typical installation is plumbed eyewash stations connected to a source of potable water, most commonly tap water