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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Infection rate"”.

  1. THE EFFECT OF INTRAWOUND VANCOMYCIN POWDER ON SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTED SPINAL ARTHRODESES

    Heller, AaronUniversity of Kansas2012

    … prior to closure and compared their acute, deep infection rate to 371 consecutive patients from Oct. 2008 to Apr. 2005 who underwent posterior spinal instrumented arthrodesis and did not receive intrawound vancomycin. We found the use of vancomycin powder decreased the acute, deep Staphylococcus …

    ku Repository record

  2. ΔΕΡΜΟΑΝΤΙΔΡΑΣΗ MANTOUX ΚΑΙ ΒΙΟ-ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΟ-ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΟΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΟΝΤΕΣ

    Παπαδημητρίου, ΜαρίαNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens1989

    IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE INFECTION RISK BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, THE MANTOUX SKIN TEST WAS PERFORMED ON 4.036 INDIVIDUALS OF BOTH SCENES, FOLLOWING A PRESTABLISHED METHOD. AS WELL AS COLLECTED DATA CONCERNING FIFTY SEVEN (57) INDEPENDENT VARIABLES, SOCIOECONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL USING THE …

    greece Repository record

  3. Κλινική, εργαστηριακή και επιδημιολογική μελέτη των διαπυήσεων των χειρουργικών τραυμάτων σε γενική χειρουργική κλινική

    Michos, Petros, Μίχος, ΠέτροςNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens1991

    … up until October 1987, in order to determine the rate of occurring wound infections and the factors which affect the above rate in a total of 1404 operations, the total infection rate was 342%, while the rate for clean surgical wounds was 2.06%. The duration of operation and the patients age were …

    greece Repository record

  4. Infection Rates of Amblyomma Americanum and Dermacentor Variablis by Francisella Tularensis and Borrelia Lonestari in Southwest Missouri

    Norton, Jacob Rhy

    … of this study was to determine the overall infection rates of these two bacterial pathogens and to better establish the risks associated with tick attachment to humans. Adult and nymphal A. americanum and D. variabilis ticks were collected in June of 2009 and 2010. DNA was extracted from the …

    mo-state Repository record

  5. Nanomechanical Analysis of Coronavirus Spike proteins and Correlation with Infectivity and Lethality

    Hu, YiwenMassachusetts Institute of Technology2021

    … measures of mobility – with virus lethality and infection rate. The key result of our work is that both, the overall flexibility of upward RBD and the mobility ratio of RBDs in different conformations, represent two significant factors that show a positive scaling with virus lethality and an …

    mit Repository record

  6. A study to evaluate the effectiveness of HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis interevention in sexually abused Children presenting to the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka

    Miti, Sam2015

    … and to be associated with a high risk of HIV infection. CSA provides an increasing but highly unfortunate avenue of paediatric HIV infections among Zambian children. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) transmission and the …

    zimbabwe Repository record

  7. A study to evaluate the effectiveness of HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis interevention in sexually abused Children presenting to the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka

    Miti, Sam2015

    … and to be associated with a high risk of HIV infection. CSA provides an increasing but highly unfortunate avenue of paediatric HIV infections among Zambian children. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) transmission and the …

    zambia Repository record

  8. Modeling, Dynamics and Optimal Control of West Nile Virus with Seasonality

    Abdelrazec, Ahmed Hassan Manaa2015

    … part, we generalize the risk index, minimum infection rate (MIR) by using a compartment model for WNv, to define a dynamical minimum infection rate (DMIR) for assessing risk of WNv. By using the data from Peel region, we test and forecast the weekly risk of WNv which can help identify the …

    york Repository record

  9. Associations Among Beef Cattle Genotypes, Neospora Caninum Infection, and Reproductive Performance

    Page, Ryan James2024

    … quantified the incidence of Neospora caninum infections in the central region of the United States and tested its relationship with reproductive performance in beef cattle. Trial one of that study concluded that 6.9% of open, replacement heifers (n = 1306) tested seropositive. The second trial …

    arkansas Repository record

  10. THE ABUNDANCE AND INFECTION STATUS OF ANOPHELES spp. MOSQUITOES AT THREE SITES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, NORTHERN VIRGINIA

    Krishnan, Priya2017

    … Northern Virginia, and 2) to determine the infection status of the blood-fed Anopheles mosquitoes collected in the area. We observed a significant difference in the total abundance of Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis at all the three sites, with Anopheles quadrimaculatus …

    vcu Repository record

  11. Caracterização da resposta imunometabólica frente a infecção por Leishmania amazonensis e Leishmania braziliensis em macrófagos de camundongos BALB/C

    Leal, Amanda Maria Lago de CastroUniversidade Federal da Bahia2024

    … ability to modulate cellular metabolism during infection, favoring their survival. The present study investigates the metabolic alterations induced by Leishmania spp. in the energy metabolism of macrophages, based on the hypothesis that infection promotes mitochondrial dysfunction, contributing …

    brazil-ufba Repository record

  12. Evaluation of an HIV peer education programme in the workplace

    Sloan, NicolaDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine2001

    … broad aim of the programme is to reduce the HIV infection rate among staff by providing educational material on safe sexual practices, discussing various issues connected to HIV such as sexuality and modes of transmission and by providing free condoms to staff. The objective of this study is to …

    cape-town Repository record

  13. Epidemics on Evolving Graphs

    Yao, Dong2021

    … $G$ in which $S$-$I$ connections are broken at rate $\rho$ and the $S$ connects to a randomly chosen vertex. The evoSI model is the same as evoSI but recovery is impossible. In \cite{DOMath} the critical value for evoSIR was computed and simulations showed that when $G$ is an Erd\H os-R\'enyi …

    duke Repository record

  14. DISTRIBUTION AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF AVIAN MALARIA VECTORS ON FOUR CENTRAL VIRGINIA PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PROTONOTARIA CITREA) BREEDING SITES

    Wallace, Catherine2015

    … and reptilian hosts and a 12.1% Plasmodium infection rate. Of the non-blood fed mosquito pools tested, Deep Bottom had the highest rate of infection (10.5%). Of the species tested, Cx. salinarius, Cx. erraticus, and Cx. pipiens/restuans were determined to be the most probable vectors of …

    vcu Repository record

  15. Control, Dynamics, and Epidemic Spreading in Complex Systems

    Nagy, Viktor2009

    … effect of degree distribution, time delays, and infection rate on the stability of oscillating and fixed point solutions is examined through analysis of discrete time mean-field equations.

    maryland Repository record

  16. African American relationship schema scale: Development and validation

    Scott, Syreeta2011

    <p>In an effort to explain the markedly high HIV infection rate for African American women, several theories have been posited. One theory suggests that expectations about relationships (i.e., relationship schemas and scripts) may be useful in explaining this phenomenon. Qualitative research has …

    emich Repository record

  17. Aspectos ambientais e sociais envolvidos na transmissão da L. chagasi no município de Parnamirim/RN

    Lima, Iraci Duarte deUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte2009

    … and social aspectsof Leishmania chagasi infection and its epidemiologic transmission chain in an urban, periurban and rural area of Parnamirim-RN. A study with three sections was conducted: Section 1: Sectional study of the human and canine infection by L. chagasi and its environmental …

    brazil-ufrn Repository record

  18. Detection and Prevalence of <em>Wolbachia</em> within the Tick <em>Ambyomma americanum</em> and Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Southeast Georgia

    Gorham, Christopher H.2015

    … were collected and screened individually for infection with <em>Wolbachia</em> utilizing nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification targeting a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene. The average prevalence of <em>Wolbachia</em> within the sampled <em>A</em>. <em>americanum</em> was 11%. This …

    gsu Repository record

  19. Invesigation effectiveness of health education given to pregnant women with sexually transmitted infections in district 29 of KZN

    Mweni, Thokozile Happiness2006

    … to pregnant women with, sexually transmitted infections. A descriptive survey was conducted in the hospitals and clinics of District 29 KwaZulu Natal where the pregnant mothers received their health services. One set of interview schedule was designed for pregnant mothers with sexually …

    zulu Repository record

  20. Investigating the potential of South African Entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)

    Wimbush, Richard DillonStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University2026

    … it challenging to manage through conventional strategies alone. Increasing regulatory pressure, pesticide resistance and the environmental damage associated with synthetic chemicals highlight the need for alternative, sustainable management options that can be integrated into existing integrated …

    stellenbosch Repository record

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