Publications by authors named "C Edwin"
Clinical rotations or clerkships are a necessary part of medical education but are associated with significant psychiatric morbidity, including burnout and psychological distress. This review aims to explore the role of resilience as a protective factor and assess the effectiveness of resilience-building interventions. We conducted a narrative review using the Medline database via PubMed.
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- Hospital surfaces in LMICs harbor antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), leading to nosocomial infections and contributing to mortality rates.
- The BARNARDS study sampled neonatal ward surfaces, employing PCR and whole genome sequencing to identify dominant bacterial clones, notably Klebsiella pneumoniae, linked to neonatal sepsis in Pakistan.
- A higher prevalence of carbapenemases was noted in certain countries, emphasizing the importance of improving Infection Prevention and Control guidelines in healthcare settings.
A mobile colistin resistance gene mcr was first reported in 2016 in China and has since been found with increasing prevalence across South-East Asia. Here we survey the presence of mcr genes in 4907 rectal swabs from mothers and neonates from three hospital sites across Nigeria; a country with limited availability or history of colistin use clinically. Forty mother and seven neonatal swabs carried mcr genes in a range of bacterial species: 46 Enterobacter spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Almost two million stillbirths occur annually, most occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Nigeria is reported to have one of the highest stillbirth rates on the African continent. The aim was to identify sociodemographic, living environment, and health status factors associated with stillbirth and determine the associations between pregnancy and birth factors and stillbirth in the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and has been reported in every known country. The effects can be felt in universities and schools, shifting their learning to online platforms. However, medical schools bear the burden of protecting students and ensuring the continuation of the education process.
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