Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), often called hospital-acquired infections, are the bugs patients pick up while receiving care…
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Exploring factors associated with primary healthcare providers’ attitudes towards HIV services provision in Georgia | BMC Health Services Research
Study design and population This cross-sectional study was nested within a larger mixed-methods study conducted among…
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Genome sequencing for prevention of health-care-associated bacterial infections
WHO Team Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Global report on infection prevention and control. WHO (2022).…
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The Cost of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Nine-point-eight billion dollars. Billion, with a B. That’s what the US healthcare system spends each year…
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Non-selective beta-blockers enhance resolution of induced infections in animals and healthcare-associated infections in humans
Animal experiments Porcine intravenous bacteraemia The experimental protocol for the pig trial was revised and approved…
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Adherence to guidelines for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients in a tertiary teaching hospital | BMC Infectious Diseases
CAUTIs remain one of the most common and preventable healthcare-associated infections. Evaluating adherence to CDC guidelines…
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