COVID-19: Practical Strategies to Reduce Nosocomial Transmission

COVID-19: Practical Strategies to Reduce Nosocomial Transmission

The frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for contracting the COVID-19 disease when caring for patients and providing aerosol-generating procedures. Until further high-quality studies generate robust evidence, defining... read more

Anaphylatoxin C5a Impairs Phagocytosis by Neutrophils

Anaphylatoxin C5a Impairs Phagocytosis by Neutrophils

This study provides new insight into the mechanisms underlying immunocompromise in critical illness and suggests novel avenues for therapy and prevention of nosocomial infection. Critically ill patients are at heightened... read more

What a hospital bed could teach about patient safety

What a hospital bed could teach about patient safety

Most hospitalized patients spend the vast majority of their time in a hospital bed. Any body fluids such as blood, feces, urine, stomach contents, etc. that are secreted come in direct contact with that hospital bed.... read more