EVALUATING THE FOUNDATIONS THAT HELP AVERT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: PERFORMANCE OF ESSENTIAL WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FUNCTIONS IN HOSPITALS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTION IN KENYA.

Evaluating the foundations that help avert antimicrobial resistance: Performance of essential water sanitation and hygiene functions in hospitals and requirements for action in Kenya.

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities is critical in the provision of safe and quality care.Poor WASH increases hospital-associated infections and contributes to the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).It is therefore essential for governments and hospital managers to know the state of WASH in these facilities to set prior

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Cited Brazilian papers in general surgery between 1970 and 2009

OBJECTIVES: To identify the most cited articles in general surgery published by Brazilian authors.INTRODUCTION: There are several ways for the international community to recognize the quality of a scientific article.Although controversial, the most widely used and reliable methodology to identify the importance of an Vape Box article is citation an

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Hemolivia mauritanica (Haemogregarinidae: Apicomplexa) infection in the tortoise Testudo graeca in the Near East with data on sporogonous development in the tick vector Hyalomna aegyptium

Testudo graeca tortoises were collected in the northern and southern Golan Heights (Israeli occupied territory of south Syria), and various locations in Israel and Palestine.Hyalomma aegyptium ticks were found only on Golan Height tortoises, and only the tortoises and ticks from the northern Golan Heights were infected with Hemolivia mauritanica.To

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