Barriers and factors affecting personal protective equipment usage in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Northern Uganda [PDF]
, 2017 Background: To protect health workers (HCWs) from risky occupation exposure, CDC developed the universal precautions (Ups) including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs).
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HIV seroprevalence and its effect on outcome of moderate to severe burn injuries: A Ugandan experience. [PDF]
, 2011 \ud \ud HIV infection in a patient with burn injuries complicates the care of both the patient and the treating burn team. This study was conducted to establish the prevalence of HIV among burn patients in our setting and to compare the outcome of these ...
Chalya, Phillipo L +2 more
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Compliance with standard precautions by nursing professionals in high complexity care
Escola Anna Nery, 2019 Objective: To evaluate the compliance with Standard Precautions by nursing professionals from high complexity units. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out in a Brazilian public hospital between January and March 2017.
Daniela Rosa Floriano +5 more
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Evaluation of Infection Control Methods Using by Hemodialysis Units' Staff [PDF]
حیات, 2007 Background & Aim: Hemodialysis centers are highly susceptible to nasocomial infections due to application of hemodialysis machines, medical equipment, and invasive techniques and devices. This research was carried out in order to evaluate methods
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TINDAKAN PENGENDALIAN INFEKSI PADA PERAWAT DI RUANG RAWAT INAP DI RUMAH SAKIT KOTA SEMARANG
LINK, 2022 Tindakan pengendalian infeksi merupakan upaya untuk mencegah terjadinya penularan infeksi terhadap pasien maupun tenaga medis khususnya perawat. Insidens kejadian infeksi (phlebitis) di Rumah Sakit cenderung meningkat.
Emanuelin Petri Purbandaru +1 more
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Estimated Risk of HIV Acquisition and Practice for Preventing Occupational Exposure: A Study of Healthcare Workers at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and other infections via exposure to infectious patients' blood and body fluids.
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Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022 Context: Standard precautions (SP) are infection prevention practices universally used during patient care to lower infection transmission. Aims: The aim of the study was to (1) assess Indian ward attendants' (WAs) knowledge, perceived efficacy, and self-
Ryan Fernandez +6 more
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Exertional sickling: Questions and controversy [PDF]
, 2014 Sickle cell trait (SCT) occurs in about 8% of African-Americans and is often described to be of little clinical consequence. Over time, a number of risks have emerged, and among these are rare but catastrophic episodes of sudden death in athletes and ...
Blinder, Morey A., Russel, Sarah
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Health care workers and universal precautions: Perceptions and determinants of non-compliance [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2010 Kotwal Anupam, Taneja D
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Self-Reported Occupational Exposure to HIV and Factors Influencing its Management Practice: A Study of Healthcare Workers in Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Blood borne infectious agents such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) constitute a major occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs).
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