The phrase "a decrease in infection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in the number of infections, typically in a medical or public health context.
Example: "The new vaccination program has led to a significant decrease in infection rates among the population."
Alternatives: "a reduction in infection" or "a decline in infection".
The trend toward a decrease in infection rates in the long term might be caused by the elimination of subgroups of patients determined to be at higher risk for infections on anti-TNF therapy.
The second conclusion relates to the effects of reducing the density of vector populations, an important control strategy for plant viruses, which results in a decrease in infection rates and prevalence.
Other proposed mechanisms for possible benefits in SAP have been the regulation of mitogen-activated kinases [ 8], a decrease in leukocyte-endothelial interaction [ 30], improved intestinal microcirculation [ 31], and a decrease in infection of mesenteric lymph nodes [ 9].
We did not try to correlate this with a decrease in infection since our SICU already had an extremely low incidence of MRSA infection or bacteremia due to horizontal infection control measures [ 17].
A rising age in tuberculosis is regarded as an epidemiologically encouraging sign as it reflects a decrease in infection risk over calendar time with a resulting shift of the bulk of the prevalence of prior acquired infection to older age groups from which cases continue to emerge[ 3].
A study conducted by Cauchemez et al. showed a relation between school vacation and a decrease in infection rates in France [ 80]; Heymann et al. were able to show similar results for the 1999/2000 influenza epidemic in Israel when teachers went on strike during the influenza season [ 81].
We did not find that complying with all bundle elements (as opposed to complying with no or some elements) was not necessary to show a decrease in infections (Model 3).
The "Hygiene Hypothesis" is the theory that the increase in asthma and other allergic diseases in developed countries is explained by a decrease in infections, particularly childhood infections [ 12, 13, 8].
Analysis for linear trend, after cases were categorized into 5-year intervals and compared with confirmed cases reported during 1974 1998 (5 ), showed a significant increase in infections attributed to serogroup Australis and a decrease in infections caused by serogroup Icterohemorrhagiae (p<0.0001 for each).
That more than offset an decrease in infections among younger women, the Health Ministry said.
Although we only divided the published year into two groups, an uptrend of HIV infection and a decrease in syphilis infection were still observed (Table 2).
