Introduction: Not enough data exist to inform the optimal duration and type of antimicrobial
therapy against GN infections in critically ill patients. Methods: Narrative review based on a …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the main public health global burdens of the 21st
century, responsible for over a million deaths every year. Hospital programs aimed at …

Abstract The Indian Council of Medical Research, in 2013, initiated the Antimicrobial
Resistance Surveillance & Research Network (AMRSN) to enable compilation of data on six …

The transition from planktonic to sessile mode of bacterial growth facilitates the survival in
diverse environmental niches. Majority of bacterial infections involve biofilm formation …

Abstract Purpose: Central venous catheters (CVCs) though indispensable in current medical
and intensive care treatment, also puts patients at risk of catheter related infection (CRI) …

Materials and Methods The baseline CLABSI rate in intensive care unit (ICU) was evaluated
for 6 months. An educational program for nurses on basic hand hygiene steps was …

Infections continue to play a significant role in the overall global mortality and disability more
so in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and plague developing countries more intensively. The …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication of hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation (HSCT) and its treatment has significant effects on morbidity and non-relapse …

This chapter contributes to our understanding of media and spirituality in at least three key
ways. First, it defines and categorizes spirituality as non-theistic and theistic spirituality that …

Background Lock-therapy with antimicrobials has been used for the treatment and
prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI). Experiences with Ethanol …