Malaria Control & Elimination

Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, University of California Davis, USA

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Infection Prevention 2018: Refocusing on standard precautions and other non-pathogen-specific initiatives to prevent nosocomial transmission of bacterial pathogens in the acute healthcare settingsâ??Francesca J Torriani- University of California
  Author(s): Francesca J Torriani
  
  Prevention of Healthcare related Infections has been the focus of Infection Prevention and Quality Initiatives for more than two decades, and multidrug resistant organisms are responsible for many of these infections, further messing up their diagnosis. In addition to strengthening antimicrobial stewardship practices, and improving adherence to standard precautions (including hand hygiene), contact precautions for patients colonized or infected with multidrug resistant organisms have been advised and broadly adopted to prohibit horizontal transmission in the acute care healthcare setting. However, the data firming these recommendations derives.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2470-6965.2024.13.316

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