Lori Tremmel Freeman, CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), shared…
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SOUND OFF: Royal Inland Hospital’s emergency room uses antimicrobial copper to fight infection
In addition to killing DNA, copper also completely destroys plasmids: ”circular pieces of DNA that confer…
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Editorial: Reducing healthcare-associated infections through antimicrobial materials
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a persistent challenge in healthcare systems worldwide, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality,…
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Prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance of endemic healthcare-associated infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases
Irek EOEO, Amupitan AA, Obadare TO, Aboderin AO. A systematic review of healthcare-associated infections in Africa:…
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Clinical characteristics and antimicrobial therapy of healthcare-associated carbapenem-non-susceptible gram-negative bacterial meningitis: a 16-year retrospective cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases
Bacterial isolates and antimicrobial susceptibility From January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2019, 912 non-duplicate CSF…
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