Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.
- E. Tacconelli, E. Carrara, N. Magrini
- Medicine, BiologyLancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
- 21 December 2017
Preventing foot ulcers in patients with diabetes.
- Nalini Singh, D. Armstrong, Benjamin A Lipsky
- MedicineJAMA
- 12 January 2005
Substantial evidence supports screening all patients with diabetes to identify those at risk for foot ulceration and recommending certain prophylactic interventions, including patient education, prescription footwear, intensive podiatric care, and evaluation for surgical interventions.
Risk of resistant infections with Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized neonates
- Nalini Singh, K. Patel, J. Campos
- MedicineThe Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- 1 November 2002
Objective. To determine the risk factors associated with progression from colonization to infection with health care-associated antimicrobial-nonsusceptible Enterobacteriaceae (ANE) in critically ill…
Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Nalini Singh, M. Léger, Joyce Campbell, B. Short, J. Campos
- Medicine, BiologyInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- 1 July 2005
Control of transmission of multi-clonal VRE strains was achieved and active surveillance cultures, together with implementation of other infection control measures, combined with rep-PCR DNA fingerprinting were instrumental in controlling VRE transmission in the NICU.
Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Children
- Lacey J. Benson, Xiaoyan Song, J. Campos, Nalini Singh
- MedicineInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- 27 August 2007
Findings from this study suggest that the characteristics of CDAD in children—a population that has not been considered to be at high risk for this disease in the past—are changing.
Change in epidemiology of health care-associated infections in a neonatal intensive care unit
- Nalini Singh
- MedicineThe Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- 1 September 2002
There is a change in the epidemiology of health care-associated infections in a Level III NICU at a free-standing children’s hospital with a predominance of GNR, which can impact choice of antimicrobials for the empiric treatment of health Care- associated infections in high risk neonates.
The costs associated with nosocomial bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit
- A. Slonim, Heather C. Kurtines, B. Sprague, Nalini Singh
- MedicinePediatric Critical Care Medicine
- 1 April 2001
The costs and LOS associated with nosocomial BSI in patients admitted to the PICU were significantly higher than controls and there was a trend toward increased hospital mortality among cases.
Clinical and Economic Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization or Infection on Neonates in Intensive Care Units
- Xiaoyan Song, E. Perencevich, J. Campos, B. Short, Nalini Singh
- Medicine, BiologyInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- 1 February 2010
MRSA colonization or infection in infants is associated with significant morbidity and financial burden but is not independently associated with increased mortality.
Towards host-directed therapies for tuberculosis
- Alimuddin Zumla, J. Chakaya, M. Maeurer
- Medicine, BiologyNature reviews. Drug discovery
- 17 July 2015
The treatment of tuberculosis is based on combinations of drugs that directly target Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A new global initiative is now focusing on a complementary approach of developing…
Treatment of drug-resistant Shigella infections
- K. Klontz, Nalini Singh
- Medicine, BiologyExpert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy
- 2 January 2015
With diminishing pharmaceutical options available, there is an enhanced need for preventive measures in the form of improved sanitation and hygiene standards, strict use of currently effective agents, and a safe and effective licensed vaccine.
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