Scientists at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Medical Microbiology describe research in life sciences

Data detailed in 'Poverty and infection in the developing world: healthcare-related infections and infection control in the tropics' have been presented. "In many hospitals serving the poorest communities of Africa and other parts of the developing world, infection control activities are limited by poor infrastructure, overcrowding, inadequate hygiene and water supply, poorly functioning laboratory services and a shortage of trained staff. Hospital transmission of communicable diseases, a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, lack of resources for isolation and disinfection, and widespread antimicrobial resistance create major risks for...

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