Surgery and neonatology rooms must be free of all biotamination. The presence of pathogenic bacteria in the environment of these rooms could lead to infection of patients, resulting in an increase of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to detect the presence of pathogenic resistant bacteria to anti...
Objectifs : Déterminer la prévalence de l'infection par le virus de l'hépatite B (VHB) chez les enfants (sujets contact) des sujets porteurs chroniques de l'Ag HBs (sujets index) et rechercher les facteurs associés à cette infection chez ces enfants.Patients et méthodes: il s’est agi d’étude r...
Mukumbwa-Mwenechanya, Mpande;
Chilyabanyama, Obvious Nchimunya;
Kunda, Violet;
Sikombe, Kombatende;
Pry, Jake;
Nyirenda, Godwin;
Lumpa, Mwansa;
Sharma, Anjali;
Bosomprah, Samuel;
Bolton-Moore, Carolyn.
Introduction: as Zambia moves towards attaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic control, it is clear significant efforts are required to facilitate achievement of UNAIDS treatment targets by 2030. To accelerate progress towards global target of 95% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) knowing th...
Background: Ebola Virus causes disease both in human and non-human primatesespecially in developing countries. In 2014 during its outbreak, it led to majority of deaths especially in some impoverished area of West Africa and its effect is still witnessed up till date. ...
Introduction Partner notification is among strategies adopted by WHO to identify people at risk of HIV infection among sexual partners with people living with HIV to achieve the 90-90-90 target. There is still a gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective To assess the determinants of partner notification among...
Introduction: There are several risk factors being used to identify undiagnosed HIV-infected adults. As the number
of undiagnosed people gets less and less, it is important to know if existing risk factors and risk assessment tools
are valid for use.
Methods: Data from the Tanzania and Zambia Population-...
Gizaw, Habtamu Sime;
Mizana, Biru Abdissa;
Abera, Muluemebet;
Mecha, Mohammed;
Jisso, Meskerem;
Abera, Netsanet;
Alemayehu, Akalewold;
Gadisa, Anteneh;
Fikre, Rekiku;
Tilahun, Binyam;
Endehabtu, Berhanu Fikadie;
Gonete, Tajebew Zayede;
Gashu, Kassahun Dessie;
Angaw, Dessie Abebew;
Tamiso, Alemu;
Umer, Abdurezak;
Kebede, Tesfaye;
Mohammed, Hussen;
Yazie, Bekele;
Gurmu, Kassu Ketema.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 as pandemic declared by WHO on March 11, 2020 and first case detected in Ethiopia on March 13/2020. The COVID-19 caused a global crisis, including millions of lives lost, public health systems in shock and economic and social disruption. Strategies depend on how an existing health sy...
INTRODUCTION: La pratique de la dentisterie implique un risque d’exposition à des microorganismes responsables de nombreuses maladies telles que l’Hépatite, la COVID-19, le VIH-SIDA. OBJECTIFS: Contribuer à l’étude des risques de contamination infectieuse des praticiens. MÉTHODOLOGIE: Il s’a...
Background Blood transfusion saves human lives, but also it can be a route for TransfusionTransmissible Infections (TTIs) including Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis. Objective This study aimed to explore the risk factors associated with T...
Background: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICDs) of South Africa (SA)
provides technical support to healthcare workers (HCWs) with regard to infectious
diseases through the NICD clinician hotline. Queries to the hotline are often about rabies
prophylaxis. An analysis of these queries ...
