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‘Hospitals
should use alcohol for handwash’
Dr John Paul Quinn, Attending Physician for Cook County Hospital
in Chicago, is known world over for his outstanding contributions
in the field of infectiology. Dr Quinn has written scientific
articles on varied topics, which include clinical problems
caused by multiresistant gram-negative pathogens, clinical
significance of extended-spectrum b-lactamases, strategies
to be followed for serious infections and most importantly
his work on the infections networks on IDSA, which is the
long-term suppressive anti microbial therapy for intravascualr
device related infections. He is part of the advisory board
for the Merck & Co and plans to carry out trials based
on emergence of resistance in VRE as one of his forthcoming
projects. On his maiden visit to India, Dr Quinn spoke to
Sapna Dogra about his research, various strains in infection
and his de-escalation theory in antibiotics.
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