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Etiological explanation, treatability and preventability of childhood autism: a survey of Nigerian healthcare workers' opinion

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2009
Background Because of their peculiar sociocultural background, healthcare workers in sub-Saharan African subcultures may have various conceptions on different aspects of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), such as etiology, treatment and issues of prognosis.
Okonkwo Kevin O, Eaton Julian, Ebigbo Peter O, Agomoh Ahamefule O, Bakare Muideen, Onwukwe Jojo U, Onyeama Gabriel M   +6 more
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Measles and Varicella Vaccination Program in a Hospital: Implementation and Impact on Contact Tracing

Vaccines, 2023
Healthcare workers are recommended to get vaccinated against measles and varicella. This study aims to describe the implementation process of a measles and varicella vaccination program and report on the reduction in the number of susceptible healthcare ...
Alicia Siew Ting Loi, Revathi Sridhar, See Ming Lim   +2 more
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ACE’s Contextualization for Healthcare Workers [PDF]

, 2018
There is a well-established causative relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) and pathology. Despite strong supporting evidence, some healthcare workers are unaware of how deep this relationship is.
Konstantinopoulos, Nektarios
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Blinatumomab Utilization in Pediatric B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience From the Mountain West

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego, Kellee Parker, William C. Thomsen, James B. Ford, Mallorie B. Heneghan, David Spencer Mangum, Jennifer L. McNeer, Luke D. Maese, Claire E. F. Miller, Richard Lemons, Taumoha Ghosh   +10 more
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Hair tourniquet syndrome leading to nipple autoamputation in an adult female: a case report

Frontiers in Surgery
This is a unique case of hair thread tourniquet syndrome (HTTS) affecting the nipple of an adult female, leading to spontaneous autoamputation, a phenomenon rarely documented in the literature for this anatomical site.
Alaa A. Alshurafa, Alaa A. Alshurafa, Khaled Alshawwa, Khaled Alshawwa   +3 more
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Difficulties facing healthcare workers in the era of AIDS treatment in Lesotho

SAHARA-J, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa is most affected by the AIDS pandemic and Lesotho is no exception. In many countries, healthcare workers are at the forefront of the fight against AIDS.
Masebeo Veronica Koto, Pranitha Maharaj
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The Frequency of MRSA carriers in health care workers in Gorgan, North of Iran [PDF]

, 2011
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important pathogen in hospitals. Healthcare personnel are the main source of nosocomial infections and identification and control of MRSA carriers can reduce incidence of infections ...
Alang, S.R., Amini, A., Cheraghali, F., Tabbaraei, A., Ghaemi, E.A.   +4 more
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Compliance of Healthcare Workers with Hand Hygiene Practices in the Northeast of Iran: an Overt Observation [PDF]

, 2018
Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective methods to prevent transmission and spread of microorganisms from one patient to another, also, it used to reduce the spread of pathogens in clinical settings and to help control outbreaks but compliance is ...
Ghazvini, K. (Kiarash), Nezhad, R. V. (Reza), Yaghoubi, A. (Atieh)   +2 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers and mediators of healthcare workers’ anxiety in one of the most affected hospitals by COVID-19: a qualitative analysis

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To report the driving and mediating factors of healthcare workers’ anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Qualitative indepth interview study.Setting The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and
Tian Tian, Mengling Fang, Bo Xia, Yan Hao, Zhenghao Wu   +4 more
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