Panagiota Goulia, Christos Mantas, Danai Dimitroula, D Mantis, Thomas Hyphantis
Abstract Background Health care workers (HCWs) presented frequent concerns
regarding their health and their families' health and high levels of
psychological distress during previous disease outbreaks, such as the SARS
outbreak, which was associated with social isolation and intentional
absenteeism. We aimed to assess HCWs concerns and anxiety, perceived sufficiency
of information, and intended be... hiện toàn bộ
Brittany C. Eckstein, Daniel Adams, Elizabeth C. Eckstein, A. Gururaj Rao, Ajay K. Sethi, Gopal Yadavalli, Curtis J. Donskey
Abstract Background Contaminated environmental surfaces may play an important
role in transmission of some healthcare-associated pathogens. In this study, we
assessed the adequacy of cleaning practices in rooms of patients with
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) and vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus (VRE) colonization or infection and examined whether an
intervention would result in ... hiện toàn bộ
Solomon Abebe Yimer, Gunnar Bjune, Getu Degu Alene
Abstract Background Delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) results
in severe disease and a higher mortality. It also leads to an increased period
of infectivity in the community. The objective of this study was to determine
the length of delays, and analyze the factors affecting the delay from onset of
symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) until the commencement of treatment.
Meth... hiện toàn bộ
Corine E. Delsing, Mark S. Gresnigt, Jenneke Leentjens, Frank Preijers, Florence Allantaz Frager, Matthijs Kox, Guillaume Monneret, Fabienne Venet, Chantal P. Bleeker‐Rovers, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Peter Pickkers, Alexandre Pachot, Bart Jan Kullberg, Mihai G. Netea