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Medical device-associated infections in the long-term care setting. Infect Dis Clin N Am. 2012;26(1):143–64. Article Google Scholar Ahmed QA, Niederman MS. Respiratory infections in the chronically critically ill patient. Ventilator-associated pneumonia and tracheobronchitis. Clin Chest Med. ...
The mucosal tissues of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, reproductive, and urinary tracts, and the surface of the eye present an enormous surface area to the exterior environment. All of these tissues are covered with resident microbial flora, which var
Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics and local spatial variation in dengue virus transmission is strongly influenced by rainfall, temperature, urbanization and distribution of the principal mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. Currently, endemic dengue
Hospital-acquired infections are a challenge to clinicians as they increase the mortality and morbidity rate. Sources of infections in hospitals include pathogens from patients, inanimate environments, and medical personnel. In any healthcare delivery setting, infection control and prev...
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection. Further research in this area should consider underlying mechanisms that may not be specific to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A medical evaluation of these patients may be needed to prevent symptoms due to another disease being erroneously attributed to “long CO...
Book2012, Medical Microbiology (Eighteenth Edition) I. Johannessen, M.M. Ogilvie Explore book Genital tract infection Both types of HSV can infect the genital tract. Although the more common association has been with type 2 virus, type 1 infection is not infrequent, particularly in young women,...
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As consistently predictable as this routine seems, acute otitis media (AOM) - the medical term for the most common type of ear infection - can be more complicated.Acute otitis media (AOM) is a swollen and often infected middle ear where fluid builds behind the eardrum and leads to pain. ...
With the development of these new treatments has come a need for data on the long-term comparative safety of these different agents.9,10 Unlike other inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, systemic medications are more commonly used as monotherapy in the...