Background COVID-19 infection is characterised, among other features, by a prothrombotic
state with high rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE), D-dimer, and fibrinogen levels. …

Background Little is known about the mortality of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) COVID-19
infection globally. We investigated the risk of mortality and critical care admission in …

Background A possible association between COVID-19 infection and thrombosis, either as
a direct consequence of the virus or as a complication of inflammation, is emerging in the …

The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by novel severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged amid uncertainty about the …

This is the second of two guidance articles produced by the British Infection Association (BIA),
the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and the Royal …

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of chronic and relapsing infection, especially
when the ability of the immune system to sterilize a focus of infection is compromised (eg, …

This is the second of two guidance articles produced by the British Infection Association (BIA),
the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and the Royal …

Neurosurgical procedures involving the skull base and structures within can pose a
significant risk of damage to the brain stem and cranial nerves. This can have life-threatening …

This research evaluated the performance of two commercial bioaugmentation products to
enhance petroleum bioremediation in a wetland. The 152-day experiment was conducted at a …

STUDY OBJECTIVES Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cancer in many western
countries and is probably caused in part by dietary factors. Southern European countries have …