Infection prevention and control (IPC) is associated with improved healthcare, better quality of life and cost-effectiveness in disease prevention [...].
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Acta Bioeng Biomech
June 2024
2AGH University of Krakow, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Kraków, Poland.
Bacterial infections pose a serious threat to human health. For many years, there has been a search for materials that would inhibit their development. It was decided to take a closer look at various elastomeric materials with the addition of chitosan.
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January 2025
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Objective: Although dysregulated inflammation has been postulated as a biological mechanism associated with post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) and shown to be a correlate and an outcome of PASC, it is unclear whether inflammatory markers can prospectively predict PASC risk. We examined the association of leukocyte count and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) concentrations, measured ~25 years prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with PASC, PASC severity, and PASC-associated cognitive outcomes at follow-up among postmenopausal women.
Methods: Using biomarker data from blood specimens collected during pre-pandemic enrollment (1993-1998) and data on 1,237 Women's Health Initiative participants who completed a COVID-19 survey between June 2021 and February 2022, we constructed multivariable regression models that controlled for pertinent characteristics.
Adv Skin Wound Care
January 2025
At ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Shanta Passi, MD, is Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprology; Deepika Uikey, MD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprology; and Manoj Kumar, MD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry.
Background: Infective and noninfective dermatoses of the lower leg and foot can be attributed to factors such as infections, blood stagnation, chemical contact, and abnormal mechanics. These factors make the lower leg and foot more susceptible to microbial infections, contact dermatitis, stasis eczema, ulcers, corns, and calluses.
Objective: To identify the patterns of infective and noninfective dermatoses on the lower leg and foot.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
East Coast Fever (ECF) is one of the leading causes of livestock mortality and reduced productivity across Eastern Africa, and while a live vaccine against it known as the Infection and Treatment Method has existed for three decades now, its adoption by affected communities remains low. This study sought to provide a detailed examination of the dynamics that shape Infection Treatment Method (ITM) vaccine adoption behaviours. The study examined individual, socio-cultural and ecological- level factors influencing ITM adoption using the socio-ecological model.
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January 2025
Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans. Men and women in pastoralist communities are vulnerable to RVF risk exposure because of their different roles and reliance on livestock products. This study sought to understand how ownership and decision-making in pastoralist male and female-headed households influence coping mechanisms and resilience to Rift Valley fever (RVF), using the three resilience capacities of absorptive, adaptive, and transformative.
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