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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleSeroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Associated Factors Among Health Care Workers at the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou (Republic of Benin) in 2022Cossi Angelo Attinsounon, Alidjinou Kazali et al.COVID-19 is a contagious viral infection, responsible for a pandemic that started in China in December 2019. Health Care Workers (HCWs) have been particularly exposed to this virus. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies and predictors among health care workers at the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, Issue 2 · 26 Apr 2023 · 5,779 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleImmunologic Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Health Care Workers: A Screening Program and Evaluation of Some Host-Related Factors RoleMojtaba Varshochi, Roghayyeh MahmodianProblem statement: To evaluation the immunologic response to hepatitis B vaccine in health care’s workers and effects of host-related factors? Approach: In a cross sectional descriptive analytic study carried out on the medical staff of Tabriz Shahid Madani Hospital in 2009-2010, we evaluated the immunologic response of the staff to vaccination against Hepatitis B and factors affecting it. Results: The … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 17 Sep 2011 · 8,962 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titlePrevalence and Clinical Correlates of COVID-19 Outbreak Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Level Hospital in DelhiAnkit Khurana, GP Kaushal, Rishi Gupta et al.COVID-19 has been shown to spread rapidly among Healthcare Workers (HCWs) and there is an urgent need to find and implement various mitigation strategies for these individuals. In this study, we summarize the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak among HCWs in a tertiary care hospital and compare various parameters and preventive measures taken by infected and uninfected subjects. A … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 7 Jun 2021 · 7,879 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEvaluating the Effect of Booster Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Low-and Non-Responders Healthcare Workers and the Role of some Host-Related FactorsMojtaba Varshochi, Mehdi HaghdoostProblem statement: Hepatitis B comprises one of the major health problems worldwide. Health Care Workers (HCW) are a group at risk for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. Infection with hepatitis B virus has become a vaccine-preventable disease. Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus infection (HBV) is safe and effective. The aim of this study is evaluation the immunologic response of booster … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 4 Nov 2011 · 7,542 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Iranian Medical Students and Nursing StaffSeddiqe Amini-Ranjbar, Mohammad Esmaeel MotlaghAfter elapsing more than a decade since the beginning of hepatitis B vaccination program in Iran, this study was designed to investigate the level of hepatitis B vaccination coverage in medical students and nursing staff of Kerman teaching hospitals and to explore the main barriers to vaccination. This cross-sectional study was performed on 493 randomly selected medical students and hospital … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,272 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsExogenous Re-infection by Multiple Exposures to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Contributes to Subsequent Development of Active TuberculosisDiane J. Ordway, Miguel Viveiros, Fernando A. Ventura et al.The majority of tuberculosis (TB) exists in the world’s poorest countries, where costly biosafety level three facilities for containment of infectious TB patients and diagnostic facilities are not affordable. Health care workers (HCWs), in countries with high burdens of tuberculosis (TB) are at risk of nosocomially acquired TB, as there are increased numbers of cases of TB on open hospital … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 6,967 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Investigation of Work-Related Fatigue Levels and Related Factors among Emergency Nurses: A Primary Quantitative StudyKhaldoun Ismail, Mahmoud Al-Masaeed, Rawan Alsababha et al.One of the most frequent phenomena among shift workers, particularly nurses, is work-related fatigue. There is a necessary demand for research in the area concerning the relationship between socio-demographic factors, occupational variables and work-related fatigue among Arabic, including Jordanian nurses, given the lack of knowledge. This study targets evaluating the magnitude of the relationship between socio-demographic and occupational factors and … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 5 Mar 2021 · 7,005 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Effect of the World Health Organization's "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene": An Initiative on Hand-Hygiene Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes and Compliance Among Certified Nursing Assistants Working in A Health Care FacilityCatherine Turkett KamaraAccording to the CDC, an estimated four million Americans reside in long-term care facilities in the United States, among which one to three million life-threatening infections occur every year. These infections at long-term care facilities are a major cause of hospitalizations and death. The purpose of this research project was to provide a nonrandomized pretest/posttest on knowledge, belief, attitudes and … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 5 May 2020 · 23,638 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractVaricella Zoster Virus Causing Aseptic Meningitis Without Fever or Rash in an Immunocompetent PatientFazal I RaziqVaricella-Zoster Virus (VZV) is known to be a cause of aseptic meningitis and can be potentially fatal. VZV meningitis can arise in immunodeficient and more rarely, immunocompetent hosts. We present here a rare case of VZV causing meningitis in a 44-year-old immunocompetent man. He presented with an isolated headache without any fever or rash. CSF PCR for VZV DNA was … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 2 · 29 Apr 2020 · 8,021 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigate the Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivational Factors of Knowledge Transfer in the HospitalsAhmad Aabed Al-Hayy Al-Dalaien, Sulfeeza Mohd Drus, Hairoladenan Kasim, Ali Taha Al-OqailyThe value of services in knowledge-intensive organizations like the hospitals is created by the tacit knowledge of the health staff. The weak knowledge transfer activities among the health staff effects on the performance level of the health care services. Hospitals are dependent on continuously learning from mistakes and to make improvements and then to transfer this newly acquired knowledge between … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,728 accessesView PDFCite