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Hospital sinks fuel antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control reports the infection prevention steps taken to control a months-long multispecies outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales that occurred in a pediatric ward at the Toho University Omori Medical Center in Tokyo in 2017.

Toho , Saga , Japan , United-states , Tokyo , American , Tania-bubb , Sadako-yoshizawa , Association-for-professionals , Toho-university-omori-medical-center , Department-of-microbiology , American-journal

Wound warriors: How microbes influence healing and infection risks

Study explores how wound microbiota affect skin repair and infection risk by altering host immune responses, underscoring the complexity of microbial interactions in wound healing.

Nature-reviews-microbiology , Wound , Ntibiotic , Ntibiotic-resistance , Acteria , Urn , Ell , Ell-proliferation , Hemicals , Hronic , Iabetes

"Impact of infection prevention and control practices, including person" by J. K. Teus, L. Mithen et al.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge to healthcare systems globally. Personal protective equipment has played a fundamental role in protecting healthcare workers and patients, but its effectiveness in reducing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) during the pandemic remains a subject of debate. Aim: To conduct a synthesis and meta-analysis of the best available evidence of the prevalence of HAIs using a before/after approach. Methods: A three-step search strategy was undertaken to locate published and unpublished studies. A search was performed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Screening of studies, data extraction and critical appraisal were performed by four independent reviewers. Meta-analysis was conducted using Review Manager. The review is reported in accordance with PRISMA and JBI guidelines for systematic reviews. Findings: Fifteen studies were included in the review. Three studies indicated a statistically significant increase in the number of positive cultures during the COVID-19 period compared to the pre-COVID-19 period. Pooled data showed a non-significant decrease in the number of patients with positive cultures in the COVID-19 period compared to pre-COVID-19. There were no significant differences in various bacterial infections except for a significant decrease in respiratory infections. Pooled data for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) indicated a significant increase during the COVID-19 period, but one study reported an increase in CLABSI incidence. Conclusion: The evidence from this review demonstrates a mixed impact of the COVID-19 pandemic precautions on HAIs.

Covid-19 , Ospital-acquired-infections , Nfection-control , Eta-analysis , Ersonal-protective-equipment , Ystematic-review ,

Simple pre-surgical protocol can help prevent dangerous post-surgical infections

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates the use of a simple pre-surgical infection prevention protocol to prevent dangerous post-surgical infections.

United-states , Israel , American , Lisa-saidel , Tania-bubb , Centers-for-disease , Association-for-professionals , Soroka-university-medical-center , American-journal , Infection-control , Disease-control , Lisa-saidel-odes

World TB Day: These lifestyle adjustments can help minimise the risk of tuberculosis transfer

World TB Day: Making these lifestyle adjustments can significantly reduce the risk of tuberculosis transmission within families and among close contacts.

Anjali-khalane , Consultant-pulmonologist , Sleep-disorders-specialist , Ruby-hall , Tuberculosis-tb- , Orld-tb-day , Ycobacterium-tuberculosis , Ow-to-cure-tb , Auses-of-tb , B-causes , Ure-for-tb

Harnessing artificial intelligence for infectious disease prevention

A new research review to be given at a pre-congress day for this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) will look at the many ways artificial intelligence can help prevent infectious disease outbreaks including ensuring staff wear personal protective equipment correctly and managing day-to-day hospital activities such as medication prescription and cleaning.

Ireland , Dublin , Irish , Royal-college-of-surgeons , European-congress , European-society-of-clinical-microbiology , Frontiers-in-public-health , Nature-communications , Sepsis-reference-laboratory , Clinical-microbiology , Infectious-diseases

U of M research offers new avenue of hope in the fight against chronic HIV

Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases Oxford Academic, research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School offers a new avenue of hope in the fight against chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

United-states , American , Tim-schacker , University-of-minnesota-medical-school , M-medical-school , American-federation , Minnesota-medical , Infectious-diseases-oxford-academic , Minnesota-medical-school , Natural-killer , Hiv , Esearch