Objectives: To describe the clinical, serological, and prognostic features of bacteraemic
brucellosis in an endemic region. Methods: Retrospective case series of 160 patients admitted …

Brucella species occasionally cause spontaneous human abortion, but theories regarding
whether they do so more frequently than do other infectious pathogens remain controversial. …

Objective.To assess published hand hygiene behavioral interventions that employed a
social marketing framework and to recommend improvements to future interventions.Methods.We …

The global emergence of antimicrobial resistance has become a pre-eminent concern in
medicine and public health. Antimicrobial resistance is of particular concern because the …

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of heat and moisture
exchanger filters with heated humidifying systems in the mechanical ventilator circuit on …

Background: To measure rates of incisional surgical site infection (ISSI) after cesarean section
(CS) and to assess risks for infection. Methods: Prospective surveillance for ISSI at a 540-…

A case-control study was conducted to determine risk factors for acquisition of an epidemic
strain of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit. The epidemic strain was identified …

Changing health care worker behaviors is a core function of infection control programs. The
social change technologies of education and institutional policy are limited in their capacity …

The purpose of this study was to assess risk factors and management of status epilepticus
and non–status epilepticus seizures at a community hospital in Saudi Arabia. The research …

BACKGROUND: Although influenza vaccination benefits both health care workers and their
patients, participation by staff in vaccination programs is disappointingly low. Understanding …