BACKGROUND Men who have sex with men (MSM) have now become one of the priority populations for prevention and control of HIV pandemic in China. Information of HIV incidence among MSM is important to describe the spreading of the infection and predict its trends in this population. We reviewed the published literature on the incidence of HIV infection among MSM in China. METHODS We identified ...

Health care associated infections are drawing increasing attention from patients, insurers, governments and regulatory bodies. This is not only because of the magnitude of the problem in terms of the associated morbidity, mortality and cost of treatment, but also due to the growing recognition that most of these are preventable. The medical community is witnessing in tandem unprecedented advanc...

BACKGROUND This report provides a national cross-sectional snapshot of infection prevention and control programs and clinician compliance with the implementation of processes to prevent health care-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS All hospitals, except Veterans Affairs hospitals, enrolled in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) were eligible to par...

background : suicidal behavior and hiv/aids are considered as significant public health concerns. hiv infection has been associated with elevated risk of suicidal ideation. methods and materials: cross-sectional and descriptive research design was used to record socio-demographic data of the study. the suicidal ideation scale beck was used to determine and measure the frequency of suicide ideat...

conclusions safe water supply and adequate sanitation and hygiene are the important routes for the control and prevention of cholera infection. results cholera is a rare disease in industrialized countries; but, is still common in other parts of the world, including the indian subcontinent, sub-saharan africa, and latin and central american countries (like haiti). symptoms begin with a sudden o...

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ObjectiveTo assess the choice and attitude of pregnant women regarding CMV serological screening prevention behaviors in pregnancy.Study designIn this cross-sectional study, were recruited a single center during routine prenatal tests at 11–16 weeks. Participants filled out questionnaire assessing knowledge about congenital (cCMV) infection, risk perception willingness to have as well their tow...