However, eight days after Sophie was born at the Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), it was discovered that a swab had been left inside Aisha, putting her at risk of potentially ...

Two tests are being used to test for bacteria almost instantly through a throat swab and a finger prick. The tests aim to reduce the use of antibiotics and therefore antimicrobial resistance ...

Recent research has focused on understanding the microbiological landscape of burn wounds, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), and the strategies for infection prevention and ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(8):653-679. Active surveillance culture efficacy to reduce the spread of infection in outbreak settings, particularly MRSA, is recognized, but its role in ...

Infections by multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) are a global health threat with a worrying increasing trend. In fragile host, colonization and infection by MDROs pose a major clinical management ...

5 Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC Background: National surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is necessary to identify areas of concern, ...