American Journal of Infection Control
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Delta variant, neutralizing antibody response and maternal COVID-19 vaccination
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We would like to share ideas on the publication “Delta Variant Neutralizing Antibody Response following Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination.”1 The report underlines the greater maternal morbidity and mortality rates found during the Delta variant wave of
Role of support staff as helping hand in health care facilities for infection control in India and does allied course be of help to them?
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Support team means team members who are trained to give support to the main operator. This concept is not new but its implementation and acceptance is poor. Summerlin-Long et al aptly described the support team as a helping hand for the reduction in
Nurse-led intervention to improve oral mucosal health of intubated patients in the intensive care unit: A prospective study
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This prospective study aimed to explore the effectiveness of an oral care intervention with TegadermTM on the oral mucosal health of intubated patients.
Prevalence, early predictors, and outcomes of sepsis in neurocritical illnesses: a prospective cohort study
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Patients with neurocritically illness are an under-recognized population at high risk of sepsis. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, early predictors, and outcomes of sepsis in neuro-ICU.
Automated traffic monitoring of Neurosurgical Operating Room
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Operating room (OR) traffic disrupts airflow and increases particle count, which predisposes patients to surgical site infections (SSIs), particularly in longer surgeries with hardware placement. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of
