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- Various disease-related and therapy-induced factors make cancer patients susceptible to infections.
- Wound botulism is a rare and potentially fatal infectious disease, often seen in patients who abuse injection drugs.
- Bloodstream Infections (BSI) remain a main cause of death in pediatric cancer patients.
- Improperly cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized reusable medical devices are a critical cause of health care-associated infections.
- Surgical site infection (SSI) remains as substantial cause of morbidity, prolonged hospitalization and death.
- Tularaemia is a vector-borne infectious disease.
- Bacterial infections are problematic in many healthcare-associated devices.
- Upper respiratory tract infections are common in children and represent a significant cause of antibiotic abuse.
- Cutaneous organisms are the most common pathogens found among the estimated 500,000 surgical site infections that occur annually in the United States.
- Emerging and reemerging bacterial infectious diseases are a major public health concern worldwide.
- Bloodstream infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and result in significant costs to health care systems.
- Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent a devastating complication after spine surgery.
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is the most common disseminated opportunistic infection encountered in patients with AIDS.
- Coccidioidomycosis is an emerging infection in Washington State.
- Emerging viral infections continue to pose a major threat to global public health.
- Bacterial infections of vascular grafts represent a major burden in cardiovascular medicine, which is related to an increase in morbidity and mortality.
- S. pneumoniae infections are a major cause of infection in patients seen in primary care and emergency services.
- Severe infections remain one of the main causes of neonatal deaths worldwide.
- Infections by encapsulated bacteria are important causes of infant mortality worldwide.
- Opportunistic infections are known to cause morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals.