Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Among Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Italy: The Basis for a National Screening Assessment Model? by Giulia Morsica, Massimo Locatelli, Gema Hernandez-Ibarburu, Francesca Rusconi, Alba Segovia-Hilara, Davide Di Napoli, Matteo Moro, Salvatore Mazzitelli, Hamid Hasson, Federico Esposti, Roberts Mazzuconi, Antonella Castagna

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Safety and efficacy of praziquantel in pregnant women infected with Schistosoma haematobium by Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt, Martha Holtfreter, Tina Bohnes, Dearie Glory Okwu, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Johannes Mischlinger

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Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran by Ali Akbar Heydari, Ehsan Mostafavi, Masoumeh Heidari, Mina Latifian, Saber Esmaeili

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Myofibroblasts emerge during alveolar regeneration following influenza-virus-induced lung injury by Ali Khadim, Georgios Kiliaris, Ana Ivonne Vazquez-Armendariz, Tara Procida-Kowalski, David Glaser, Marek Bartkuhn, Tanya Malik, Xuran Chu, Alena Moiseenko, Irina Kuznetsova, Negah Ahmadvand, Arun Lingampally, Stefan Hadzic, Ioannis Alexopoulos, Yuexin Chen, Andreas Günther, Jürgen Behr, Jens Neumann, Herbert B. Schiller, Xiaokun Li, Norbert Weissmann, Thomas Braun, Werner Seeger, Malgorzata Wygrecka, Rory E. Morty, Susanne Herold, Elie El Agha

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Chronic Q fever: An ongoing challenge in diagnosis and management by Ira Das, Nicola Guest, Richard Steeds, Peter Hewins

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Aerobiology matters: Why people in the community access pollen information and how they use it by Danielle E. Medek, Constance H. Katelaris, Andelija Milic, Paul J. Beggs, Edwin R. Lampugnani, Don Vicendese, Bircan Erbas, Janet M. Davies

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A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of a Sample of Albanian Medical Students in Relation to Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents by Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Ersilia Buonomo, Giuseppina Somma, Giuseppe Bizzarro, Cristiana Ferrari, Andrea Mazza, Agostino Paolino, Claudia Salvi, Vittorio Caputi, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini

“…Previous studies have shown that students’ knowledge of infection control varies, highlighting the importance of pre-placement training. …”
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Estimation of Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Blood Infections among Patients Admitted at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman over a Period of Five Years: A Cross-Sectional Study by Marah El-Beeli, Yahya Al-Farsi, Abdullah Balkhair, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi, Mansoor Al-Jabri, Samir Al-Adawi

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Prosthetic articulating spacers as a preferred option for two-stage revision arthroplasty in chronic periprosthetic joint infection by Jiamin Lin, Hongyan Li, Yang Chen, Haiqi Ding, Qijin Wang, Jianhua Lv, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang, Xinyu Fang

“…Abstract Purpose The study aimed to compare the infection control rates, mechanical complications, and functional outcomes between prosthetic and cement spacers in two-stage revision arthroplasty for chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). …”
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Antibiotic use in different hospital administrative categories: an overview of 10 years of a statewide surveillance program in Brazil by Filipe Piastrelli, Denise Brandão de Assis, Geraldine Madalosso, Ícaro Boszczowski

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Mpox Preparedness and Response 2024: Position Statement of The Disaster Management Experts Club by Heetaf Aloqaily, Rania Abdurhman Alnafea, Shahad Abdullah Alotaibi, Mohamad Bakir, Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah, Bandr Mzahim

“… • Enhancedresilience of healthcare systems: A resilient healthcare infrastructure that facilitates early case detection, isolation, and infection control is essential. The smooth transition of patients through primary healthcare, prehospital care, and hospital triage is vital for effectivempox Infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and rigorous environmental cleaning protocols, must be intensified to reduce nosocomial infections, as evidenced in previous outbreaks…”
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Nurses and Physicians Attitudes toward Nurse-Physician Collaboration: A Survey from Gaza Strip, Palestine by Aymen Elsous, Mahmoud Radwan, Samah Mohsen

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Increasing trend of antimicrobial resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Southwest Finland, 2007–2016: An analysis of shifting strain dynamics and... by Jaakko Silvola, Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Tiina Hirvioja, Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Mari Kanerva, Kari Auranen, Harri Marttila, Jenna Junnila, Jaana Vuopio

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Control of an Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii in Burn Unit in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India by Shweta Sharma, Nirmaljit Kaur, Shalini Malhotra, Preeti Madan, Charoo Hans

“…Here we are describing an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in burn unit of a tertiary care hospital in India followed by its investigation and infection control measures taken to curtail the outbreak. …”
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Winnipeg’s Tertiary Care Centres’ Program for the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance by John M Embil, Godfrey KM Harding

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Comparative evaluation of sensititre YeastOne and VITEK2 antifungal susceptibility tests with CLSI broth microdilution method of clinical Cryptococcus isolates in Taiwan by Tzu-Ping Weng, Shin-Wei Wang, Shih-Ting Lo, Shu-Li Su, Ming-I Hsieh, Pei-Jane Tsai, Pei-Fang Tsai, Chi-Jung Wu, Nan-Yao Lee, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Lin Chen

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Non-carbapenem-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in children: Risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and resistance mechanism by Lijun Yin, Lu Lu, Leiyan He, Gangfeng Yan, Guoping Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang

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Mediators of Inflammation and Immune Responses in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract by E. Arranz, A. S. Peña, D. Bernardo

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COVID-19 and its impact in the dental setting: A scoping review. by Bashier Ahmed Kathree, Saadika B Khan, Rukshana Ahmed, Ronel Maart, Nazreen Layloo, Winifred Asia-Michaels

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The scoping review examined the evidence related to infection control and transmission measures of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a dental setting during this pandemic. …”
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Effect of National Accreditation Board for Hospital-Recommended Trainings on Patient Care Standards: A Comparative Study Based on the National Quality Assurance Standards Guideline... by Vikram Singh, Arvind Kumar Singh, Manish Raj Kulshrestha, Dimpi Singh, Adeeba Khan, Mridu Singh

“…The NABH-trained hospital block exhibited superior compliance with various domains including patient rights, inputs, support services, clinical services, infection control, and quality management.…”
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