Sentences with phrase «for widespread infection»

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections cause virtually all cervical cancers, and the researchers stress the need for widespread HPV vaccination to protect women against the virus.

The new paint fits into a broader portfolio of surfaces we are developing for different purposes, including antimicrobial coatings to combat hospital acquired infections, and we hope its discovery advances the widespread adoption of self - cleaning surfaces.»

Based on studies that showed that CHG used for daily body washing decreases MRSA infections, this practice has become widespread in hospitals.

It's also unclear for mosquito - borne diseases how widespread infection needs to be before herd immunity kicks in.

«The ability to detect infection using urine rather than blood avoids needle stick and blood sample collection, greatly reduces the cost and necessary clinical infrastructure for screening and diagnosis, helping to promote widespread adoption of the test on a global scale,» Hu said.

«We are calling for the generic manufacture and widespread availability of the drug flucytosine, and plan large - scale programmes of implementation with partner countries and international agencies that could result in the mortality from this dreaded infection being halved.

The bill bans the routine use of antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent infection, a practice blamed for contributing to widespread antibiotic resistance.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, and widespread antibiotic resistance has led to urgent calls for new ways to combat them.

In addition to the lack of antimicrobial stewardship programs, the researchers also found a widespread lack of written policies to test patients for C. diff infection when they developed diarrhea while taking antibiotics or within several months of taking them.

For the first time, they found chimp communities in which SIVcpz infection was widespread — in one, up to 35 % of the animals analyzed had the virus in their feces.

The White House will meet with state representatives on 9 July to discuss preparations for the autumn flu season in the US, while the UK has shifted its response to dealing with widespread infection.

By 1940, antibiotics had come into widespread use causing both doctors and people to gradually forget about natural antibiotics for resolving infections and the age old remedies like cod liver oil.

Infections are widespread over the United States, and the distribution pattern is almost the same for both dogs and cats.

Typically, veterinarians take hair and skin samples to look for bacterial and yeast infections, and, if the irritation is particularly widespread, may ask to draw a blood sample to check a white blood cell count and prescribe appropriate antibiotics.

Chronic infection, pain and the potential for more widespread systemic disease are all very real possibilities in the absence of regular dental care