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Rimini, 22 July 2021 – Green Pass and Safe Travel so that exhibitors and visitors are guaranteed the highest possible level of security. IEG - Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A., after having been the first in Italy to develop the SAFE BUSINESS protocol in April 2020 and having then followed up with numerous initiatives aimed at global security, is now adding further elements to ensure the ...
Diagnostic advances play critical roles in controlling infectious disease outbreaks, supporting prevention efforts, and improving patient treatment outcomes. ...
Symptoms of pertussis usually develop within 7–10 days after being exposed, but sometimes it may take as long as 6 weeks. One Illinois infection control company that has been on the forefront of helping schools, hospitals and institutions battle infectious diseases is EC2, Inc. “An infected person can be contagious from just ...
Until 2000, Streptococcus pneumoniae infections caused 100,000-135,000 hospitalizations for pneumonia, 6 million cases of ear infections, and 60,000 cases of invasive disease, including 3300 cases of meningitis. Disease figures have improved since a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in 2001. Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a type of Gram-positive bacteria. It can ...
Acinetobacter can cause a variety of diseases, ranging from pneumonia to serious blood or wound infections, and the symptoms vary depending on the disease. ...
As healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) receive increased attention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the national media, healthcare facilities are under increased pressure to prevent their spread. ...
Burkholderia cepacia is the name for a group or “complex” of bacteria that can be found in soil and water and survive for extended periods of time in moist environments. Also known as BCC or B. cepacia, the bacteria are often resistant to common antibiotics. Burkholderia cepacia poses little medical risk to most healthy people. However, people who have certain health problems ...
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Many people in the United States think that TB is a disease of the past, but that unfortunately is not the case. The Mid-Atlantic region of the country is no exception. In Delaware the Delaware Division of Public Health has an active TB Elimination Program. The goals of the TB Elimination Program ...
The environmental professionals at Clark Seif Clark (CSC) help medical facilities and infection control professionals combat the growing threat of drug-resistant microbial contaminants. A deadly bacterium with a gene that produces an enzyme that allows it to disable carbapenam antibiotics was recently reported on by the Centers for Disease ...