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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nalda Debsikréo, Birwé Léon Mankréo, Azoukalné Moukénet, Merwa Ouangkake, Nathan Mara, Ali Mahamat Moussa, Ndèye Coumba Toure-Kane, Françoise Lunel-Fabiani
INTRODUCTION: Infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major issue in public health. The prevalence of HBV in Chad is 12.4%, all age groups considered. Here, we aimed to determine the prevalence of HBV and its associated factors among university students in N'Djamena, the country's capital. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of students at either the University of N'djamena or Emi Koussi University was conducted from 3 to 23 July 2021. All participating students provided signed, informed consent and were included in the study consecutively...
2024: PloS One
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Tasneem I Alajlan, Saulat Jahan
BACKGROUND: Nurses are at increased risk of acquiring HB infection due to occupational exposure. To control this infection, basic knowledge and a positive attitude toward HB prevention are required. This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of HB infection preventative measures among primary healthcare nurses in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2018...
February 2024: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Simeon J Zürcher, Andri Signorell, Anja Léchot-Huser, Christoph Aebi, Carola A Huber
AIMS: Many western countries are challenged by delayed and insufficient vaccination coverage rates in children, and thus missing WHO coverage targets. This study aimed to estimate vaccination coverage and timeliness in Swiss children over a decade. Furthermore, we evaluated the impact of COVID-19, regional variations, and the adherence to the amended vaccination schedule in 2019. METHODS: Retrospective observational study with Swiss health insurance claims data including birth cohorts 2012-2021 of children continuously observed until ages 13, 25, and 48 months respectively...
November 22, 2023: Vaccine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
D Anandadurai, R Praisie, Sriandaal Venkateshvaran, Sudhir B Nelson, Manoje Thulasiram
Background Needle stick injuries caused by various sharp and other items like hypodermic needles and intravenous cannulas are important occupational hazards for healthcare workers (HCW). Preventing injuries is the most effective way to protect workers and requires good awareness and perceptions associated with practice on a daily basis. Therefore, we did a descriptive cross-sectional study involving healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital to find the level of awareness, perception, and practice associated with needle stick injury and its prevention...
March 2024: Curēus
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Michelangelo Mercogliano, Ronan Lemwel Valdecantos, Gianluca Fevola, Michele Sorrentino, Gaetano Buonocore, Maria Triassi, Raffaele Palladino
INTRODUCTION: Vaccines are the most cost-effective and straightforward intervention against severe infectious diseases. However, in Europe and in Italy, paediatric vaccination coverage for certain vaccines remains suboptimal, with considerable regional differences in Italy. Vaccine coverage varies significantly due to socio-economic and organisational factors. Aim of this study was to assess the influence of the Deprivation Index, the density of General Practitioners and General Paediatricians per inhabitants on the coverage of both mandatory and non-mandatory paediatric vaccinations across local health authorities and health districts in the Campania Region for birth cohorts from 2001 to 2015...
June 2024: Vaccine: X
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Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Atefeh Sadidoost, Mohammadreza Fattahi, Saeid Amirizadeh Fard, Pooneh Mokarram
Despite antiviral treatment, some patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) progress to cirrhosis. Enhancement of autophagy was implicated in the proliferation of hepatitis B in hepatocytes. This study aimed to evaluate the potential role of autophagy in the progression of liver fibrosis in patients receiving antiviral treatments and having completely inhibited viral replication. This descriptive-analytical study was designed and conducted in 2020 at Mottahhari Hepatitis Clinic affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Science (Shiraz, Iran)...
March 2024: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Nader Alaridah, Raba'a F Jarrar, Rayan M Joudeh, Haneen Al-Abdallat, Layan Ismail, Zaina Alnajjar, Mohammad Jum'ah, Anas Haidar Abu-Humaidan
INTRODUCTION: As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), annually, there are 1.5 million new infections, with more than 290 million people living with chronic hepatitis B diseases in 2019. Medical students (MSs), a subgroup of health care workers (HCWs), are at high occupational risk for HBV infection since HCWs have a 2-10 times greater risk of getting the virus than the general population. Therefore, they must have a broad understanding of hepatitis B infection. In this study, we aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices among MSs, and to explore its predictors...
2024: International Journal of Hepatology
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Maria Lagadinou, Katerina Spiliopoulou, Themistoklis Paraskevas, Despoina Gkentzi, Stelios Assimakopoulos, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Leonidia Leonidou, Markos Marangos
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: the present study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of medical and nursing students at the University of Patras, western Greece, regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual behavior and STI prevention measures, as well as the level of future healthcare professionals' education. METHOD: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 231 medical and nursing students ( n = 106 medical, and n = 125 nursing) completed and returned the pre-tested study questionnaire...
February 22, 2024: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Ghassan Yared, Elie S Sokhn, Aynaa Al-Khatib, Cynthia Kassis, Ronald Younes
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a serious occupational hazard for healthcare workers, including dentists. The purpose of this study is to assess dentists' knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) with respect to hepatitis B vaccination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of dentists ( n = 349) from Lebanon was carried out. Participants' knowledge of hepatitis B, attitudes toward vaccination, and immunization habits were assessed using a standardized questionnaire...
February 1, 2024: Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
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Amina Belgacem, Arwa Neffati, Safa Atfi, Nouha Hammemi, Sonia Soussi, Hela Ghali
INTRODUCTION: The occupational infectious risk in the health care environment is potentially ubiquitous. Several infectious agents are transmitted to healthcare professionals, especially by blood and body fluids. AIM: To describe the knowledge; attitudes and practices related to blood exposure accidents (BEA) among operating room nurses and to determine their associated factors. METHODS: A descriptive correlational study was conducted from February 24 to April 10, 2022, among nurses of the operating rooms in the two university hospitals of Sousse using an auto administrated questionnaire inspired from the literature...
December 5, 2024: La Tunisie Médicale
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Estefanía Zuriaga, Sonia Santander, Laura Lomba, Elsa Izquierdo-García, María José Luesma
(1) Background: Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder resulting from aldolase B deficiency, requiring a fructose, sorbitol and sucrose (FSS)-free diet. Limited information exists on the relationship between pregnancy outcomes and HFI. This study aims to analyze pregnancy-related factors in a cohort of thirty Spanish women, with twenty-three being carriers and seven being HFI-affected (45 pregnancies). (2) Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study utilized an anonymous questionnaire...
February 29, 2024: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
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Luísa Castello-Branco Ribeiro, Filipa Paixão, Francisca Costa, Paula Correia
INTRODUCTION: The migrant population residing in Portugal has been growing. In 2015, the pediatrics department at Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca Hospital, a level II hospital, implemented a screening for endemic pathologies in asymptomatic migrant children to enable their timely diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to identify and characterize the main findings in the migrant pathology screening. METHODS: This was a retrospective and descriptive study of asymptomatic children and adolescents who underwent opportunistic screening for migrant pathology in a hospital setting between January 2016 and April 2021...
February 2024: Curēus
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Lucio Boglione, Tommaso Lupia, Giacomo Stroffolini, Valentina Dodaro, Giovanni Di Perri
The role of different genotypes in nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) treatment is still debated. Previous studies conducted on special populations evidenced that the E genotype had the lower virological and serological response. This descriptive study aims to recognize the hepatitis B "s" antigen (HBsAg) decline during tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment in a cohort of patient affected by chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We retrospectively included all patients with CHB treated with TDF between April 2007 and March 2012 with a duration of treatment of 7 years...
March 2024: Infect Med (Beijing)
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Noel Tsui, Gabriel B Tjong, Abigail J Simms, Sarah A Edwards, Shelley Cripps
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major global concern, with Indigenous Peoples bearing the highest burden. Previous studies exploring HCV prevalence within Indigenous populations have predominantly used a pan-Indigenous approach, consequently resulting in limited availability of Métis-specific HCV data. The Métis are one of the three recognized groups of Indigenous Peoples in Canada with a distinct history and language. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is the only recognized Métis government in Ontario...
March 6, 2024: BMC Infectious Diseases
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Samuel Dery, Chris Guure, Seth Afagbedzi, Augustine Ankomah, William Ampofo, Kyeremeh Atuahene, Comfort Asamoah-Adu, Ernest Kenu, Sharon Stucker Weir, Waimar Tun, Daniel Arhinful, Kwasi Torpey
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic in Ghana is characterized as a mix of a low-level generalized epidemic with significant contributions from transmission among female sex workers (FSW) and their clients. This study seeks to identify and describe key characteristics and sexual behaviors of FSW and estimate the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) among FSW in Ghana. METHOD: A total of 7,000 FSW were recruited for the study using Time Location Sampling (TLS) approach with 5,990 (85...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health
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Caitlin E Kennedy, Ping T Yeh, Annette Verster, Niklas Luhmann, Van T T Nguyen, Maeve B de Mello, Rachel Baggaley, Virginia Macdonald
BACKGROUND: Key populations are disproportionately affected by HIV, viral hepatitis (VH), and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and face barriers to care. Peer navigation programs are widely used, but evidence supporting their use has not been synthesized. SETTING: Peer navigation programs for sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, prisoners, and trans and gender diverse people globally. METHODS: To inform World Health Organization guidelines, we conducted a systematic review of effectiveness, values and preferences, and cost studies published between January 2010 and May 2021...
April 1, 2024: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: JAIDS
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Naomi Beard, Michael McGrath, Debbie Scott, Ziad Nehme, Dan I Lubman, Rowan P Ogeil
OBJECTIVE: Preventable transmission of blood-borne viruses (BBV), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV), continue in at-risk populations, including people who use alcohol and drugs (AODs). To our knowledge, no studies have explored the use of ambulance data for surveillance of AOD harms in patients with BBV infections. METHODS: We used electronic patient care records from the National Ambulance Surveillance System for people who were attended by an ambulance in Victoria, Australia between July 2015 and July 2016 for AOD-related harms, and with identified history of a BBV infection...
February 28, 2024: Emergency Medicine Australasia: EMA
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Stefan B Gordon, Amy C Nadolski
OBJECTIVE: To describe the medical management and outcome of a dog suffering severe hydrogen peroxide toxicity. CASE SUMMARY: A 3-year-old neutered female Bichon Frise was presented to an emergency and referral practice after ingestion of 10-20 mL/kg 3% hydrogen peroxide. On presentation, the dog was obtunded, was tachypneic, and had severe gastric tympany. Abdominal radiographs revealed pneumoperitoneum, gastric pneumatosis, and hepatic venous gas. The dog was managed conservatively with supportive care and oxygen therapy...
February 26, 2024: Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Helen M Faddy, Carla Osiowy, Brian Custer, Michael Busch, Susan L Stramer, Opeyemi Adesina, Thijs van de Laar, Wai-Chiu Tsoi, Claire Styles, Phil Kiely, Angelo Margaritis, So-Yong Kwon, Yan Qiu, Xuelian Deng, Antoine Lewin, Signe Winther Jørgensen, Christian Erikstrup, David Juhl, Silvia Sauleda, Bernardo Armando Camacho Rodriguez, Lisbeth Jennifer Catherine Soto Coral, Paula Andrea Gaviria García, Sineenart Oota, Sheila F O'Brien, Silvano Wendel, Emma Castro, Laura Navarro Pérez, Heli Harvala, Katy Davison, Claire Reynolds, Lisa Jarvis, Piotr Grabarczyk, Aneta Kopacz, Magdalena Łętowska, Niamh O'Flaherty, Fiona Young, Padraig Williams, Lisa Burke, Sze Sze Chua, An Muylaert, Isabel Page, Ann Jones, Christoph Niederhauser, Marion Vermeulen, Syria Laperche, Pierre Gallian, Salam Sawadogo, Masahiro Satake, Ahmad Gharehbaghian, Marcelo Addas-Carvalho, Sebastián Blanco, Sandra V Gallego, Axel Seltsam, Marijke Weber-Schehl, Arwa Z Al-Riyami, Khuloud Al Maamari, Fatma Ba Alawi, Hem Chandra Pandey, Dora Mbanya, Rochele Azevedo França, Richard Charlewood
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT), in blood services context, is used for the detection of viral and parasite nucleic acids to reduce transfusion-transmitted infections. This project reviewed NAT for screening blood donations globally. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey on NAT usage, developed by the International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party on Transfusion-transmitted Infectious Diseases (ISBT WP-TTID), was distributed through ISBT WP-TTID members...
February 23, 2024: Vox Sanguinis
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Raja Taha Yaseen, Syed Mudassir Laeeq, Hina Ismail, Farina M Hanif, Abbas Ali Tasneem, Zain Majid, Nasir Hasan Luck
OBJECTIVES: One of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients is liver disease. Liver dysfunction is shown in 7% to 67% of kidney transplant recipients. Liver insufficiency accounts for death in up to 28% of kidney transplant recipients. We stratified various etiological factors responsible for elevated liver enzymes in kidney transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We enrolled all patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria...
January 2024: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
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