Sentences with phrase «acquired infections increase»

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These include the infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.

Hospital - acquired infection is on the increase because of short staffing.

If a shift in public health policy were to result in an increase in male vaccinations, experts say, at the very least rates of females» HPV - associated cancers would decrease as a result of fewer infections acquired from men.

Studies predicting that warmer climates will increase malaria infections commonly assume that the disease - causing parasites will develop faster and that the ability of the mosquito to acquire, maintain and transmit the pathogen will remain constant.

That's because the genes sit on a mobile chunk of DNA that can be acquired by many species of bacteria, increasing the incidence of drug - resistant infections such as the E. coli outbreak last year in Germany.

Preventive measures such as increasing health care worker hand washing and isolating infected patients have reduced the spread of many health care — acquired infections.

By increasing the pH of the stomach, PPIs also boost the risk of infection: studies published in JAMA in 2004 and 2005 reported that subjects on acid - suppressing drugs are nearly twice as likely to develop pneumonia, and nearly three times as likely to acquire a potentially deadly infection from the bacterium Clostridium difficile, as unmedicated subjects (although the overall risk is low).

Mortality from Clostridium difficile, a hospital - acquired infection with drug resistance, increased from almost none in 1989 until reaching a plateau since 2007.

«Globally, resistance to some strains of pneumonia is increasing, so it is imperative to increase development in the R&D pipeline of new antibacterial therapies, especially infections that are acquired in - hospitals, where the pathogens are highly resistant.»

Syphilis infection also increases the risk for acquiring or transmitting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

While there are trends in certain vaginal microbiota and increased risk in acquiring transient and persistent HPV infections, current studies are heterogenous in nature and describe relatively small numbers of cohorts with limited control groups.

Hospital - acquired C. difficile infection is associated with a nearly seven-fold increased risk of death in children.

Low plasma zinc levels, either congenital or acquired, are associated with immune abnormalities, impaired healing processes and increased susceptibility to infections.

A person can be born with an immunodeficiency or acquire it through: infection repeated antibiotic use steroid use (including steroid inhalers) disease malnutrition burns long - term, low - level demands increased immunoglobulin response as a side effect of different pharmaceuticals that can suppress the immune system An immunodeficiency could cause your test results to be inaccurate, giving a false negative.

Acquired abnormalities include damage to the tear duct system due to factors such as infection, injury to the eyelid, trauma to the area around the eyes affecting the bones and soft tissues, irritations due to facial hair around the eyes, infections of the conjunctiva, cornea or tissues inside the eye, increased pressure in the eye, as well as tumours in or around the eyes.

«The risk to the baby increases the later in the pregnancy the new infection is acquired,» says Michael Richards, DVM.

There are several complications associated with urinary incontinence besides getting your carpet and floor wet; among many other complications, there is an increase in chances of acquiring a bladder infection.

Animals are potential reservoirs of MSRA infection due to increasing prevalence of community - acquired MRSA (CA - MRSA) in humans and domestic animals such as dogs, cats and horses.

Many families do not adhere to recommendations advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants be fed only breast milk or formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life.1 — 4 Although the health consequences associated with the early introduction of complementary foods are controversial, 5 — 8 there is evidence that early introduction of solid foods may increase infants» risk of enteric infections, allergic reactions, obesity, choking, and food aversion.9 — 13 Complementary foods are often high in protein, raising questions about the consequences of high protein intakes on growth and obesity.14 In addition, early complementary feeding does not increase the likelihood of nighttime sleeping15 and may increase the likelihood of feeding disorders, especially if parents introduce developmentally inappropriate food or feeding techniques before children have acquired the necessary neuromuscular skills.16, 17