Tag: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Pol crisis pushes Venezuela into malaria abyss, 1 mn cases in...
Study shows that political and socioeconomic crisis in Venezuela has caused an explosive increase in malaria cases
Venezuela's socioeconomic and political crisis has caused a...
Hand hygiene initiative reduces hospital infections in Australia
The National Hand Hygiene Initiative reduced infections in 132 hospitals in the country
Since its implementation in 2009, the National Australian Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI)...
Hotels, homestays can give you drug resistant bacteria to carry home
Study presented at ECCMID warns that a hotel or a private accommodation like a homestay is associated with higher risk of exposure to a...
Petting zoos harbour highly virulent drug-resistant bacteria
Petting zoos could transmit highly virulent drug-resistant bacteria to visitors, especially children
New research shows that petting zoos can create a diverse reservoir of multidrug...
Climate change, air travel widening horizons of dengue, chikungunya
Vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are spreading their wings, literally.
New research presented at this year's European Congress...
C section babies more prone to respiratory illnesses in first year
Study shows composition of gut bacteria influenced by mode of delivery, that in turn affects respiratory health
Whether a baby is delivered normally or through...
