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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Cross infection"”.
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Patient Room Design that Integrates the Personalized Ventilation System for Cross-Infection Control
… and semi-private patient rooms to prevent cross-infection. Secondly, using this approach, design solutions are proposed for patient room layouts with PV and DPV in different locations. The study proposes the best locations and components of the PV and DPV ventilation air supply and exhaust. …
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Isolation of bacteriophages against Streptococcus species; Lysogeny of Ten Mycobacteriophages for host Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra
… mc2155 as a host that displayed successful cross-infection with Mycobacteria tuberculosis H37Ra in previous assays. Using the previous research, the bacteriophages capable of cross-infectivity were tested for their ability to form a lysogen - to integrate viral DNA within the genome without …
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Infection and development of Ustilago syntherismae in Digitaria ciliaris
… were carried out to investigate the mode of infection, the disease incidence that can be obtained by artificial inoculation and the conditions necessary for optimum infection, cross-infection on southern and smooth crabgrass, and the reasons for the late observance of the disease. U. …
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A study of Door Pulls on Isolation Carts in a General Hospital for Evidence of Contamination
… if isolation carts were serving as a means of cross infection. Literature pertaining to sources of possible contamination on hospital units written in the past five years were reviewed.</p> <p>Using the descriptive survey as the method of study, effort was made to find out if isolation carts …
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Experiences of patients with extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis regarding prolonged isolation in a TB ward at a selected hospital in Namibia.
… to keep patients enclosed imposes the risk of cross infection to the public. The study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of patients with XDR-TB regarding prolonged isolation at a selected hospital in Namibia. The objectives of the study were to: Explore and describe the experiences …
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The psychosocial impact of segregation in cystic fibrosis : a phenomenological study
… social mixing, is used increasingly to prevent crossinfection in CF Centres. However, research is sparse about the impact of segregation, particularly the potential negative psychosocial impact, on young people with CF. Objectives. To gain an in-depth understanding about the experience of …
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Infecção após tratamento cirúrgico de cardiopatias congênitas: revisão sistemática da literatura
… children with CHD is more vulnerable to infections. Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality of children and adolescents submitted to cardiac surgery. Objectives: to determine the incidence of nosocomial infections in children and adolescent diagnosed with …
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Effects of silver sulfadiazine and actilite honey on bacterial wound colonisation and wound healing in children under twelve years with partial superficial burn wounds at University Adult Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
… patients are admitted in general wards where cross infection is not uncommon. With high infection and mortality rates at UTH this study is of importance as it examined the effects of honey and SSD on bacterial wound colonisation and wound healing in paediatric partial superficial burn wounds …
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Effects of silver sulfadiazine and actilite honey on bacterial wound colonisation and wound healing in children under twelve years with partial superficial burn wounds at University Adult Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
… patients are admitted in general wards where cross infection is not uncommon. With high infection and mortality rates at UTH this study is of importance as it examined the effects of honey and SSD on bacterial wound colonisation and wound healing in paediatric partial superficial burn wounds …
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Epidemiology of Pseudomomas aeruginosa and Achromobacter xylosoxidans in Belgian cystic fibrosis patients, relying on molecular typing techniques
… centre there were 3 patients for whom persistent cross-infection could be suspected. We considered this risk comparable with the risk of getting infected from the environment. Both studies showed that, in the individual patient, morphologically different looking colonies often had the same …
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Why healthcare workers don't wash their hands: a behavioural explanation
… of hand-cleansing seen as self-protection from infection. This assessment is not grounded in microbiology, but is strongly driven by emotion. Two types of hand-cleansing (“hand-hygiene”) behaviour were identified: (a) “inherent” hand-washing. This behaviour is taught by mothers to their children …
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Molecular and pathological differentiation of colletotrichum truncatum from scentless chamomile and legume crops
… leaves and whole plants to determine potential cross infection of these C. truncatum isolates. Isolates from scentless chamomile caused disease only on their original host, but not on lentil, pea, soybean or alfalfa. In contrast, lentil isolates caused severe disease on lentil and pea, light …
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Incidence of Staphylococcus Aureus on Fomentation Covers
… from studies of hospital-acquired staphylococcal infection it appeared that: (1) researches had used various techniques for making cultures from fabrics, (2) the <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> cultures may react in varying ways to the laboratory tests making the classification somewhat difficult, …
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The prepation of relatives of aids patients for home-based care in the Bethesda sub-district : a nursing perspective
… for improvement of home-based care - Prevention cross-infection whilst caring for the HIV/AIDS patient - Removal of myths and biases that exist around HIV/AIDS and HBC. - Assist in planning for and evaluating of the HBC programmes. The researcher used a descriptive design for this study to …
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Caracterización de adultos con aislamiento de Stenotrophomonas maltophilia en una institución de alta complejidad entre 2019 y 2023
Antecedentes: Las infecciones por S. maltophilia presentan desafíos clínicos debido a las limitadas opciones terapéuticas y su asociación con resultados adversos. En nuestro país no existen datos acerca de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana, tratamientos, o desenlaces en pacientes con este …
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Infecção hospitalar no Centro de Tratamento Intensivo Geral de um hospital escola da Região Sul do Brasil
Objetivos Avaliamos a incidência de infecção hospitalar no CTI clínico-cirúrgico de um hospital escola no sul do Brasil. Foram utilizadas taxas ajustadas para o tempo de permanência dos pacientes e para o tempo de exposição aos procedimentos invasivos. Também investigamos a influência da causa …
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Understanding and predicting pulmonary exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis using Machine Learning
… to airway obstruction and chronic bacterial infection. Recurring, sudden, clinical deteriorations in respiratory symptoms - termed acute pulmonary exacerbations (APEs) - cause cumulative damage to the lungs, and are the most significant driver of mortality and morbidity in CF. However, …
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Experiences of non-critical care trained professional nurses deployed to work in the intensive care units during the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.
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The psycho-social challenges of working at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic : a survey of emergency care services personnel in the Eastern Cape EMS
A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Health Sciences in Emergency Medical Care, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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An investigation into ambulance laryngoscopes as a potential source of infection amongst emergency medical service personnel in a private ambulance service in the eThekwini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal
A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of technology: Emergency Medical Care, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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