IMPACT OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING OF INFECTION CONTROL BUNDLE IN A SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY-CARE HOSPITAL IN INDIA

Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship and monitoring of infection control bundle in a surgical intensive care unit of a tertiary-care hospital in India

Objectives: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in resource-limited settings lacks models that can be readily adapted to their settings.Here we discuss the impact of a combined strategy of AMS and monitoring of infection control practices in a tertiary-care centre of a developing country.Methods: This study was undertaken in the surgical unit of a tert

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The inference of HIV-1 transmission direction between a man who has sex with men and his heterosexual wife based on the sequences of HIV-1 quasi-species

Currently, homosexual transmission has become one of the here main routes of HIV-1 spread in China.Furthermore, about 80% Chinese men, who have sex with men (MSM), feel forced to enter eventually into heterosexual marriages due to the Chinese traditional marriage culture, which may cause HIV-1 infection in families.In this study, we identified HIV-

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Analysis of Slipper Overturning and Collision Behavior of the Axial Piston Pump Based on Rigid-Flexible Coupling

In the working process of the axial piston pump, the composite multi-degree motion of the slipper and its coupling, as well as the complex working conditions, cause the slipper to overturn and collide irregularly with its coupling.The overturning of the slipper leads to partial abrasion of the slipper, and the magnitude of the force generated here

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