Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, among infectious diseases. Local knowledge of the main bacteria involved in …

Neonatal sepsis is a great challenge for clinicians and infection control practitioners,
especially in facilities with limited resources. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae …

Methods: The study was conducted for 1 year divided into two phases of 6 months each:
Preintervention phase and intervention phase (regular and phlebotomist groups). The …

Separation of microscale objects, such as cells and bacteria, is an essential sample
preparation step in various microfluidic applications in microbiology, chemistry, biology, and …

Objective: Contaminated blood cultures result in extended hospital stays and extended
durations of antibiotic therapy. Rapid molecular-based blood culture testing can speed …

Objective Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are being implicated as one of the
leading causes of bloodstream infection (BSI). To study the spectrum, prevalence, and …

Background The diagnostic process is a key element of medicine but it is complex and
prone to errors. Infectious diseases are one of the three categories of diseases in which …

SUMMARY Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, bacterial bloodstream infection is the most
common cause of morbidity and mortality. Regular antimicrobial surveillance is required to …

Introduction Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been reported as an epidemic in
December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. Hospitalized …

Background Sepsis, a life-threatening disorder with multi-organ dysfunction, is a leading
cause of neonatal mortality. Current microbiology-based sepsis diagnosis is time …