Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as the next potential pandemic. Different
microorganisms, including the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, Clostridioides difficile …

In this systematic review, we estimated the total number of episodes of bloodstream infection
(BSI) and deaths from BSI per year in North America and Europe, using data from population …

Increasing attention has been focused on understanding bacterial biofilms and this growth
modality's relation to human disease. In this review we explore the genetic regulation and …

Background Sepsis represents a substantial health care burden, and there is limited
epidemiologic information about the demography of sepsis or about the temporal changes in …

Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a leading cause of mycosis-associated mortality in the United
States. We examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics and reviewed recent …

Nosocomial, or hospital-acquired, infections (more appropriately called health care–
associated infections) are today by far the most common complications affecting hospitalized …

Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for a national effort to make health care
safe. Although progress since then has been slow, the IOM report truly “changed the …

Is there any reason to write a third book on the topic of oxygen-ozone therapy? The first was
written four years ago for italian physicians, who, for some time, had complained about the …

Microbes are hardly seen as planktonic species and are most commonly found as biofilm
communities in cases of chronic infections. Biofilms are regarded as a biological condition …

National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were commissioned by the …