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Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common and one of the most costly hospital-acquired infections, (HAI) accounting for 20%-80% of HAIs.1-3 Postoperative spinal wound infections have been reported to occur in 1%- 19% of patients depending

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

High-quality end-of-life care (EoLC) is a critical yet often underemphasised component of oncology care. Several shortcomings in the delivery of EoLC for oncology patients in our centre during the COVID-19 pandemic were identified in our initial 2021

In the battle against the spread of COVID-19, contract tracing is widely seen as a crucial requirement (www.preventepidemics.org) to reopen society. Since its first call with a COVID-19 patient (“case”) on March 27, the Contact Tracing program at

CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotics can be safely withheld while waiting for hemoculture in acute febrile children with one of the high-risk features of bacterial infection with PCT level < 0.5 ng/mL.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 6064-6065, September 2025.

Introduction Elective hand surgery encompasses a large volume of orthopaedic cases annually. Carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cysts, and trigger digits are some of the most common pathologies treated by hand surgeons. In the midst of the COVID-19

Utilizing technology can increase efficiency for infection prevention data collection. The purpose of this article is to explain our experience using electronic medical record (EMR) reports for symptom surveillance to increase understanding of how

Since December 2019, COVID-19 has caused a worldwide pandemic and Singapore has seen escalating cases with community spread. Aggressive contact tracing and identification of suspects has helped to identify local community clusters, surveillance being