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Management of antimicrobial-resistant Acinetobacter in hospitals

09 May 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article examines the management of outbreaks of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter in hospitals. It briefly describes the organism and its properties and...

The need for a global response to antimicrobial resistance

11 July 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health threat that no country is exempt from. The problem is complex and is influenced by many interconnected factors such...

Impact of genome sequencing on cancer research and treatment

10 December 2015

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Since the sequence of the human genome was first published in 2003, nowhere has its effect been more apparent than in the field of cancer research and, more...

Antibiotics: mode of action and mechanisms of resistance

22 June 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Antibiotic therapy has revolutionised medical care and has many benefits for patients with or at risk of infections. However, the development of antibiotic...

Antimicrobial resistance: a growing crisis

02 February 2016

Primary Health Care

Art & Science

Infectious diseases account for a substantial proportion of deaths worldwide. Much of the progress made recently in treating these infections is now threatened by a...

Preventing infection in rehabilitation centres

20 May 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Recent military conflicts have provided new challenges for Defence Medical Services, and the specialty of infection prevention and control has not been exempt from...

Tuberculosis: infection control in hospital and at home

15 September 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article examines infection control issues relating to tuberculosis (TB) in acute and community settings. Background information on TB is discussed briefly along...