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CONCLUSION: Expansion of virtual post-discharge visits to include all patients and telephone calls did not negatively impact rates of 30-day post-discharge hospital encounters. Offering telehealth options for post-discharge follow-up does not appear

Numerous infectious diseases, including enteric fever, malaria, dengue fever, and, most recently, coronavirus disease-2019, are prevalent in Pakistan. All these diseases have overlapping clinical symptoms and can present a diagnostic challenge for

CONCLUSIONS: Higher UCs were associated with increases in confirmed cases and TPR, indicating the importance of combining testing and contact tracing in controlling COVID-19. The implementation of stricter policies led to stronger correlations

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) are preventable healthcare associated infections (HAI). CLABSIs can result in increased length of stay, healthcare cost, and morbidity/mortality. Between April 2021 and April 2022, it was noted

Vaccine effectiveness (VE) studies utilizing the test-negative design are typically conducted in clinical settings, rather than community populations, leading to bias in VE estimates against mild disease and limited information on VE in healthy young

Interviewed health care workers to determine whether they had noticed a silent hand hygiene observer, thereby determining the legitimacy of the silent observers. Data supported the observers were typically unseen, and potential observer bias had a

Infection Preventionists (IPs) are expected to be well-rounded and competent in their role, necessitating a robust orientation program. Feedback from IPs identified that orientation is task-based and lacks opportunities for meaningful application to

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 6064-6065, September 2025.

Despite optimistic predictions on the eventual end of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019), caution is necessary regarding the emergence of new variants to sustain a positive outlook and effectively address any potential future outbreaks. However

Current global COVID-19 booster scheduling strategies mainly focus on vaccinating high-risk populations at predetermined intervals. However, these strategies overlook key data: the direct insights into individual immunity levels from active