» [Correspondence] Leptospirosis deaths in children in the Amazon: syndemic inequities
20/06/25 22:30 from The Lancet
We write to highlight an urgent, yet preventable public health tragedy unfolding in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In May, 2025, eight Indigenous Achuar children from Taisha—an Amazonic village from the Morona Santiago province—died from leptosp...

» The effect of the theory of planned behavior based hand hygiene intervention program on the health outcomes and school absenteeism of the primary school students: Quasi-experimental study
22/11/24 10:07 from
Journal of Infection Prevention, Ahead of Print. BackgroundAcute upper respiratory tract infections are the most common infections among school children. Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in schools is an important inte...

» Evaluation of characteristics, clinical relevance and outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia and ventilator associated events algorithm
01/03/23 00:00 from Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control : 2018 - 6(2)
Neeru Sahni, Manisha Biswal, Kulbeer Kaur, Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay, Vikas Saini, Lakshmi Narayana Yaddanapudi Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control 2022 10(2):33-37 Background: Surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia...

» An audit of perioperative antibiotic prescriptions in patients undergoing clean surgeries and compliance with antibiotic policy in a tertiary hospital
01/03/23 00:00 from Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control : 2018 - 6(2)
Sharmili Sinha, Sandeep Biswal Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control 2022 10(2):38-42 Introduction: There has been a rise in the use of broad spectrum antibiotics in patients undergoing surgeries in perioperative period includi...

» A study on the understanding of sterilisation in the central sterile services department by the healthcare personnel in a tertiary care hospital in Sikkim
01/03/23 00:00 from Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control : 2018 - 6(2)
Sunu Hangma Subba Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control 2022 10(2):43-47 Background: Globally, hundreds of millions of people are affected every year by avoidable infections in healthcare (healthcare-associated infections, [HAI...

» Staphylococcal nasal colonisation amongst medical students: Importance of imparting knowledge about infection control practices during undergraduates training
01/03/23 00:00 from Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control : 2018 - 6(2)
Munesh Kumar Gupta, Gargi Sinha, Ashish Kumar Singh, Pradyot Prakash Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control 2022 10(2):48-53 Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of hospital-acquired infections. Medical undergradu...

» Is reuse of surgical and N95 masks dangerous? An opinion
01/03/23 00:00 from Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control : 2018 - 6(2)
Sahjid Mukhida, Deepu Palal, Chanda Vyawahare, Vikram Mali, Nikunja Kumar Das Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control 2022 10(2):57-58

» Potential Uses of a National Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting System
20/03/19 06:27 from Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - Current Issue
Article Commentary Graham M. Snyder, Daniel J. Morgan, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 Issue 09 , pp 1109-1110 Abstract

» Response to Allen-Bridson and Pollock
20/03/19 06:27 from Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - Current Issue
Letter M. Todd Greene, Mohamad G. Fakih, Sanjay Saint, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 Issue 09 , pp 1122-1122 Abstract

» Reduction in Acute Respiratory Infection Among Military Trainees: Secondary Effects of a Hygiene-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial for Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Prevention
20/03/19 06:27 from Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - Current Issue
Brief Report Eugene V. Millar, Carey D. Schlett, Natasha N. Law, Wei-Ju Chen, Michael J. D’Onofrio, Jason W. Bennett, David R. Tribble, Michael W. Ellis, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 Issue 09 , pp 1118-1120 A...

» Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of Probiotics for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile –Associated Diarrhea in a Provincial Healthcare System
20/03/19 06:27 from Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - Current Issue
Research Articles Jenine R. Leal, Steven J. Heitman, John M. Conly, Elizabeth A. Henderson, Braden J. Manns, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 Issue 09 , pp 1079-1086 Abstract

» National Bloodstream Infection Surveillance in Switzerland 2008–2014: Different Patterns and Trends for University and Community Hospitals
20/03/19 06:27 from Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - Current Issue
Research Articles Niccolò Buetti, Jonas Marschall, Andrew Atkinson, Andreas Kronenberg, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 Issue 09 , pp 1060-1067 Abstract