Efficient Detection of West Nile Virus in Urine Specimens by a Novel In-House RT-qPCR Detection Kit by Gülten Tuncel, Gökçe Akan, Melis Kalaycı, Buket Baddal, Ayşegül Bostancı, Kaya Suer, Cenk Serhan Özverel, Tamer Şanlıdağ

“…It emphasizes the critical role of low-cost, early detection with high sensitivity and specificity in infection control and surveillance efforts.…”
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COVID-19: Changing Trends and Its Impact on Future of Dentistry by Parin Bhanushali, Farhin Katge, Shantanu Deshpande, Vamsi Krishna Chimata, Shilpa Shetty, Debapriya Pradhan

“…The aim of this article is to recommend infection control strategies and patient management protocols to provide optimum dental care and simultaneously prevent nosocomial infection in dental settings.…”
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Recent Advances in Pathogenesis and Anticoagulation Treatment of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy by Man C, An Y, Wang GX, Mao EQ, Ma L

“…Although immunothrombosis is necessary for infection control, excessive thrombus formation can trigger a systemic thrombo-inflammatory response. …”
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Examination of the requirements for powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) utilization as an alternative to lockdown by Yusaku Fujii

“…This study explores the feasibility of using a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) as an alternative to lockdowns and as a strategy for infection control. Specifically, the study examines the potential impact of the PAPR wearing rate and PAPR aerosol shielding performance on the controllability of the spread of infections. …”
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Tackling Extended Hospital Stays in Patients with Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections by Gavin Barlow, Michael Wilke, Guillaume Béraud

“…This article first aims to provide a review of treatment challenges associated with ABSSSIs in both hospital and outpatient settings, and shows that while more traditionally treatment has been conducted in a hospital setting, for a number of patients, a variety of considerations, including pharmacoeconomics, infection control, and patient preference, has led to the development of recommendations to assess the eligibility of patients for early discharge from hospital to complete their antibiotic regimen in the outpatient setting. …”
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Concomitant Administration of Vancomycin with a High Dose of Meropenem May Cause Acute Kidney Injury by Yoshiro Sakai, Seiji Karakawa, Takato Koutaki, Kyoko Higuchi, Aya Hashimoto, Hiroshi Watanabe

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Quality-Shaping Factors and Endodontic Treatment amongst General Dental Practitioners with a Focus on Denmark by Sune Demant, Merete Markvart, Lars Bjørndal

“…Factors influencing RCT quality could be the status on adoption of nickel-titanium rotary technology, more focus on infection control (rubber dam use, knowledge of factors important for prognosis), as dentists often think that they are good at doing RCT, but often perform inadequately, an alteration of clinician's awareness of their performance in the context of dental practices, seems warranted. …”
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Herpesvirus Infections After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy and Bispecific Antibodies: A Review by Joseph Sassine, Emily A. Siegrist, Roy F. Chemaly

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Comparison of Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 and Non-O157 Infections in British Columbia, 2009 to 2011 by Xuetao Wang, Marsha Taylor, Linda Hoang, Judi Ekkert, Craig Nowakowski, Jason Stone, Greg Tone, Steven Trerise, Ana Paccagnella, Titus Wong, Eleni Galanis

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Infectious hematopoietic necrosis (review) by K. A. Balakhnina, V. P. Melnikov

“…The paper provides a brief description of the IHN causative agent, describes its epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, post-mortem lesions, diagnostic tests, infection control and prevention measures. We have reviewed 88 literature sources to summarize the information.…”
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Numerical Study on the Risk of Infection in Adjacent Residential Spaces: Door Operation and the Impact of Outdoor Wind Speeds by Xunmei Wu, Mengtao Han, Hong Chen

“…The findings provide practical recommendations for airtight design and activity area selection within residential spaces, offering valuable guidance for effective infection control measures.…”
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network National Syphilis Laboratory Testing Recommendations: Introduction by Members of the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network Syphilis Laboratory Task Group during Authorship (co-chairs and membership in alphabetical order), Raymond SW Tsang, Muhammad Morshed, Vanessa Allen, Max A Chernesky, Kevin Fonseca, Richard Garceau, Gayatri C Jayaraman, Kamran Kadkhoda, Bonita E Lee, Paul N Levett, Sandra M Radons, Bouchra Serhir, Ameeta E Singh, Tom Wong

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Sepsis-Related Mortality of Very Low Birth Weight Brazilian Infants: The Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Sylvia Maria Porto Pereira, Maria Helena Cabral de Almeida Cardoso, Ana Lucia Figuexeds, Haroldo Mattos, Ronaldo Rozembaum, Vanessa Isidoro Ferreira, Maria Antonieta Portinho, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, Elaine Sobral da Costa

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The Core Might Change Anyhow We Define It: The Instability of Key Actors in Longitudinal Social Network Data by Róbert Pethes, Eliza Bodor-Eranus, Károly Takács, Levente Kovács

“…Our results suggest that because opinion leaders may change over time, researchers should be careful about relying on simple centrality indices from cross-sectional data to gain and interpret information (for example, in the design of prevention programs, network-based interventions or infection control) and must rely on more diverse structural information instead.…”
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Clostridium difficile in Clinical Practice: Increasing Rates, More Virulent Organisms and New Therapies on the Horizon by Thomas J Louie

“…In the interim, prudent antimicrobial use and attention to infection control practices are the main preventive strategies. …”
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Analysis of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance in medical instruments in the central sterile supply department (CSSD) of hospitals before and after sterilization by Hapsari Woro, Sajidan, Suranto, Hikmayani Nur Hafidha

“…This study highlights the critical role of sterilization in infection control and antibiotic resistance management in healthcare settings.…”
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Medical Device-Associated Candida Infections in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of India by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini

“…Untiring efforts taken by team members of Hospital Acquired Infection Control Committee along with maintenance of meticulous hygiene of the hospital and wards may explain the low MDAI rates in our institute. …”
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Advancements in the development of antivirals against SARS-Coronavirus by Mrityunjay Kumar, Mirza Sarwar Baig, Kanchan Bhardwaj, Kanchan Bhardwaj

“…Strict quarantine and infection control methods quickly stopped the spread of the disease. …”
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Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and the heightened risk of hepatitis C virus infection in low-resource settings by Nuryati Anik, Budi Setiawan, Catur Wijayanti

“…Although the percentages may vary across different settings, this study highlights the urgent need for targeted infection control measures, particularly in resource-limited healthcare environments where access to preventive strategies may be constrained. …”
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Preventing Severe COVID-19 with Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab in Hematological Patients Treated with Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies: An International Multicenter Study by Hovav Azuly, Tali Shafat, Daniel Grupel, Tzvika Porges, Ran Abuhasira, Ana Belkin, Ofir Deri, Yonatan Oster, Shadi Zahran, Ehud Horwitz, Netanel A. Horowitz, Hazim Khatib, Marjorie Vieira Batista, Anita Cassoli Cortez, Tal Brosh-Nissimov, Yafit Segman, Linor Ishay, Regev Cohen, Alaa Atamna, Amy Spallone, Roy F. Chemaly, Juan Carlos Ramos, Michal Chowers, Evgeny Rogozin, Noga Carmi Oren, Şiran Keske, Orit Wolfovitz Barchad, Lior Nesher, on behalf of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Respiratory Viruses (ESGREV)

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