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Differing Epidemiology of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection, Treatment, and Outcomes Among Migrants and Australian‐Born Patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection often falls disproportionately on migrant populations within high‐income countries. Differences in health literacy, language, comorbidities, and HCV genotype may influence HCV natural history. 3537 persons including 652 migrants treated for HCV infection with direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) (2016 ...
Belaynew W. Taye, Patricia C. Valery, Simone I. Strasser, Martin Weltman, Alex J. Thompson, Miriam T. Levy, Barbara Leggett, Amany Zekry, Y. Julian Rong, Marie Sinclair, Jacob George, William Sievert, Gerry MacQuillan, Edmund Tse, Amanda Wade, Wendy Cheng, Stuart K. Roberts, Paul J. Clark   +17 more
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The prevalence of needlestick injury in students of medical sciences universities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

حیات, 2018
Background & Aim: Needlestick injury is an occupational risk. Medical university students are more likely to prone to this kind of injury in comparison to other students due to their limited knowledge, skills and clinical experiences.
Fazel Dehvan, Zahra Mokhtari, Marzieh Aslani, Fariba Ebtekar, Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh   +4 more
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The Investigation Into the Impact of Using SafePad on the Incidence Rate of Needlestick Injuries Among Iranian Nurses: A Pre‐ and Post‐Test Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background This study aimed to determine the prevalence of needlestick injuries (NSIs) during the 6 months before and after the implementation of SafePad among nurses. Methods Initially, 369 nurses and practical nurses participated, but after applying exclusion criteria, the final sample included 323 participants.
Nima Yadollahzade, Mitra Zandi, Soheila Sadeghi, Farzaneh Ghodsi, Aram Halimi   +4 more
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Global Consultation for Clinical Xenotransplantation: International Xenotransplantation Association Consensus and Communiqué Update

Xenotransplantation, Volume 33, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Xenotransplantation has entered a phase of accelerated clinical translation, necessitating renewed international consensus on governance, ethics, safety, and regulatory oversight. In September 2025, the International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA), in partnership with The Transplantation Society (TTS) and with engagement from the World ...
Wayne J. Hawthorne, Eckhard Wolf, Peter J. Cowan, Wei Wang, Ik Jin Yun, Paolo Brenner, Greg Korbutt, Raphael P. H. Meier, Megan Sykes, Léo H. Bühler, Linda Scobie, Olga Garkavenko, Hyunil Kim, Daniel J. Hurst, Richard N. Pierson III, Robert Rieben, Manuel Pascual, Nicole Scholes‐Robertson, Emanuele Cozzi, Adrián Abalovich, Alexandre Loupy, Hidetaka Hara, Rita Bottino, Burcin Ekser, Muhammad M. Mohiuddin, Jay Fishman   +25 more
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Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers at university hospitals [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013
Introduction. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is a serious concern of health care workers and presents a major risk of transmission of infections such as human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis ...
Marković-Denić Ljiljana, Branković Miloš, Maksimović Nataša, Jovanović Bojan, Petrović Ivana, Simić Marko, Lešić Aleksandar   +6 more
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Effectiveness of Acupressure on Anxiety, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Operating Room Personnel: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims High‐quality sleep, calmness, and lack of fatigue are vital for the health of critical hospital staff. Operating room personnel experience significant mental and physical stress, including anxiety and sleep disturbances.
Rana Abjar, Ebrahim NasiriFormi, Amir Hooman Kazemi, Hooshang Akbari, Leila Sadati   +4 more
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Pharmacy‐Based Immunization Delivery: A Comprehensive History and Current Challenges

JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Pharmacists and their teams have a long history of involvement with vaccines. This paper describes the contributions of pharmacy‐based immunization delivery in the United States from the 1800's to date. Early activities centered around storage and distribution of antitoxins and vaccines. From the 1950s through the early 1990s, pharmacists were
Jean‐Venable R. Goode, Mitchel C. Rothholz, Stephan L. Foster, Erica R. Brody, John D. Gräbenstein   +4 more
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Needlestick injuries with venipuncture: cause and prevention

Bioingeniøren, 2011
Background: Health care workers (HCW) are at risk for transmission of blood-borne viruses by percutaneous exposure. We have made a survey of needlestick injuries among HCW in a large teaching hospital in Norway, and examined in which circumstances ...
Astrid-Mette Husøy, Tone Minde, Per Espen Akselsen   +2 more
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Evaluation of Nurses' Needlestick and Sharps Injury Status, Reporting Frequency and Post-Injury Practices

Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the causes and frequency of needlestick and sharp injuries among nurses and to examine their knowledge and practices following these injuries.Methods: The population of the study consisted of 1,550 nurses ...
Gülçin Avşar, Hayati Yaşar İlbaş
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Nanjing Consensus II on Washed Microbiota Transplantation: Statements From the CHINAGUT Conference

Microbiota Medicine Research, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 45-62, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The new method of fecal microbiota transplantation, based on automatic facilities and washing processes, was coined as washed microbiota transplantation (WMT). The first recommendations on WMT were released as Nanjing Consensus report by the fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)‐standardization Study Group in 2019.
Faming Zhang, Sunny Hei Wong, Gaochen Lu, Zheshun Pi, Ting Zhang, Hon Ho Yu, Nan Bu, Xiong Chen, Bota Cui, Dafa Ding, Hainv Gao, Suyu He, Xingxiang He, Shengjuan Hu, Jia Hu, Yunlian Hu, Xiaomeng Jiang, Jiang Jin, Jingnan Li, Pan Li, Juan Liao, Weiwei Liao, Jiang Liu, Ling Liu, Yaping Liu, Yanyan Liu, Yu Liu, Muhan Lv, Xiangjun Meng, Yongzhan Nie, Qian Ren, Lixuan Sang, Yang Sun, Xiaowen Tang, Liangjing Wang, Wei Wang, Xin Wang, Yanling Wei, Quan Wen, Lihao Wu, Xia Wu, Fang Xiao, Lijing Xiong, Shaoqi Yang, Song Yang, Guoliang Ye, Yue Zeng, Huihong Zhai, Xiaoqian Zhang, Yu Zhang, Kun Zhao, Li Zhou, Li Zhu, Kaichun Wu   +53 more
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