BACKGROUND: The objectives of this integrative review were to critically examine the overall
state of the current evidence on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions and …

Background: Nosocomial infections and antibiotic-resistant pathogens cause significant
morbidity, mortality, and economic costs. The infection surveillance and control resources and …

Postoperative wound infection, most often with Staphylococcus aureus, is of ubiquitous
concern in surgical practice, occurring in an average of 1.5 to 5 percent of all procedures. The …

Introduction Chikungunya fever often presents with severe arthritis/arthralgias, high fever,
myalgias, headache, and maculopapular rash (Chow et al., 2011 [1]; Das et al., 2010 [2]; …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine quality improvement (QI) initiatives in acute
care hospitals, the factors associated with success, and the impacts on patient care and …

BACKGROUND: Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at considerable risk for
developing infections. This is the first comprehensive examination of infection control …

Granulomatous hepatitis is a common cause of fever of unknown origin in up to 13% of
patients with prolonged ever. Attempts to define an exact etiology of the granumatous hepatitis …

A sensitive voltammetric stripping procedure for trace measurement of chromium (VI) and (III)
in aqueous samples is reported. The method is based on the preconcentration of a …

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic-resistant pathogen rates are rising in Canada and the United
States with significant health and economic costs. The examination of the relationship of …

BACKGROUND: There will be little time to prepare when an influenza pandemic strikes;
hospitals need to develop and test pandemic influenza plans beforehand. METHODS: Acute …