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Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 infection risks among essential food workers

Researchers employ a stochastic quantitative microbial risk assessment model to assess risk reduction measures for controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

2 Nov 2021

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

The Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at Huddersfield has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt that will create a satellite office of the ISIaIP south of the Austrian capital Vienna.

29 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 incidence and mortality in US school opening model

Researchers reported regional variations on the impact of school reopening policy on the community rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Oct 2021

Postpartum women's experience of social restrictions during COVID-19

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server has focused on the effect of various social restrictions or lack of social support on women who delivered and raised babies during the pandemic.

27 Oct 2021

Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in immunocompromised individuals

Israeli researchers evaluate the antibody response in ICPs to assess antibody-mediated immunity following vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

26 Oct 2021

Mapping C. difficile: Advanced ribotyping technology helps researchers keep track of deadly disease

Interview with Seth Walk, Principal Investigator and Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University

From Promega Corporation 26 Oct 2021

New £162.5 million fund to bolster adult social care workforce

Care homes and home care providers will benefit from a new £162.5 million workforce retention and recruitment fund to bolster the dedicated care workforce.

21 Oct 2021

Improving children’s hospital experiences using a social robot

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Justin Wagner about Robin, the social companion robot, and how it is improving children’s hospital experiences.

20 Oct 2021

Penn Medicine's new Pavilion is set to open this month to staff, patients, and visitors

Referred to as a "Beacon of Hope," Penn Medicine's new Pavilion, one of the largest hospital projects underway in the United States, opens to staff, patients, and visitors this month.

11 Oct 2021

Kidney transplant patients are more susceptible to harmless bacterium, finds study

It's a pervasive bacterium found in soil and water that rarely causes disease, but a new national review of nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant shows that when it occurs it most commonly causes pneumonia and brain abscess, and reminds their physicians to stay on the lookout for it, investigators say

11 Oct 2021

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene could help combat deadly antimicrobial resistance

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene awareness long-term could help tackle the spread of deadly antimicrobial resistance, according to new research from the University of West London (UWL) and Royal Holloway University of London.

8 Oct 2021

Potent extended anti- SARS-CoV-2 effect of titanium dioxide surface coatings

A team of researchers has explored the possibility of coating surfaces with TiO2 as a tool to inactivate SARS-CoV-2.

7 Oct 2021

New, specialized medical R&D facility is set to be established in Queensland

A specialized medical research facility that will transform ground-breaking research into new medical equipment and technology is set to be established in Queensland, at the Herston Health Precinct.

5 Oct 2021

Government sets additional funding for infection prevention and control in social care settings

People who receive care and the adult social care workforce will be further protected from COVID-19 and flu over the coming months, as the government sets additional funding for infection prevention and control.

30 Sep 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection less severe in children and youth during first part of the pandemic

New research has found that children and youth may be at low risk of severe acute COVID-19, according to a study conducted during the first half of the pandemic and published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210053.

27 Sep 2021

Infection Control News and Research

Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 infection risks among essential food workers

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

SARS-CoV-2 incidence and mortality in US school opening model

Postpartum women's experience of social restrictions during COVID-19

Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in immunocompromised individuals

Mapping C. difficile: Advanced ribotyping technology helps researchers keep track of deadly disease

New £162.5 million fund to bolster adult social care workforce

Improving children’s hospital experiences using a social robot

Penn Medicine's new Pavilion is set to open this month to staff, patients, and visitors

Kidney transplant patients are more susceptible to harmless bacterium, finds study

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene could help combat deadly antimicrobial resistance

Potent extended anti- SARS-CoV-2 effect of titanium dioxide surface coatings

New, specialized medical R&D facility is set to be established in Queensland

Government sets additional funding for infection prevention and control in social care settings

SARS-CoV-2 infection less severe in children and youth during first part of the pandemic

Mounting covid deaths fuel school bus drivers’ fears

New recommendations on supporting breastfeeding during maternal or child hospitalization

Dynamics of healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 infections revealed with whole genome sequencing

COVID-19 lockdown linked to improved glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

Guidelines: Summer camp returns to normal during COVID-19

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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