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Psychological correlates of COVID safety protocol adherence among university students

Owusu-Ansah, Frances E; Amoah, Christian; Addae, Akua A.

Ghana med. j; 57 (1), 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global concern. Reports of insidious asymptomatic variants of the virus raise concerns about the safety of huge numbers of students on university campuses. Objective: The study aimed to delineate psychological correlates for students’ adherence to sa...

COVID-19, Risk Factors, Self Concept, Cross Infection, Environment Design

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The burden of healthcare-associated infection in Moroccan hospitals: systematic review and meta-analysis

Lahlou, Laila; Bouziane, Amal; Obtel, Majdouline; Dakhama, Yasmine; Belayachi, Jihane; Madani, Naoufel; Razine, Rachid; Abouqal, Redouane.

J. Public Health Africa (Online); 14 (11), 2023

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI), also referred to as nosocomial infections, is defined as an infection acquired in a hospital setting. This infection is considered a HAI if it was not present or incubating at the time of admission. This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing af...

Cross Infection, d0072390, Delivery of Health Care, Urinary Tract Infections, Surgical Wound Infection, Respiratory Tract Infections, Prevalence, Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Morocco

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Mobile phones of hospital workers: a potential reservoir for the transmission of pathogenic bacteria

Bissong, M E A; Moukou, M.

Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 23 (4), 2022

Background: Mobile phones are increasingly associated with the transmission of pathogenic microbial agents. In the clinical setting where there is usually high exposure to pathogens, these devices may serve as vehicles for the transmission/spread of pathogens. This study determined the prevalence of bact...

Cell Phone, DNA, Bacterial, Hospitals, Occupational Groups, Risk Factors, Cross Infection

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Emergence of nosocomial-acquired extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Enterobacterales in a teaching hospital in Kuwait

Chadha, A; Jamal, W; Rotimi, V O.

Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 23 (4), 2022

Contexte: L’émergence et la montée en puissance des infections causées par des isolats d’entérobactéries ultrarésistantes (XDR) et pandrug-résistantes (PDR) constituent un sérieux défi clinique et de santé publique. L’isolement de bactéries Gram-négatives PDR (GNB) en milieu clinique es...

Cross Infection, Infections, Genes, MDR, Kuwait

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