A cross infection is the transfer of harmful microorganisms, usually bacteria and viruses. The spread of infections can occur between people, pieces of equipment, or within the body. These ...

Author Shila Patel, MSc, BSc, RGN, is clinical nurse specialist, infection control, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. Patel, S. (2007) Decontaminating to reduce cross-infection.

People with cystic fibrosis are vulnerable to cross‑infection. Bacteria that are usually harmless to people who don't have cystic fibrosis can be harmful to those who do. Infection can be passed from ...

The ratings are then used to calculate which events ASCs must target for improvement and planning. To download a sample copy of a infection control risk assessment tool you can adapt for use in your ...

Some viruses can easily be transmitted to another person with cystic fibrosis, which is called cross-infection. Cross-infection can occur when someone else with cystic fibrosis coughs or sneezes ...

The T cells of the never-infected probands presumably arose from previous infection with other common cold coronaviruses and cross-reacted with the SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase in the tests.