Publications by authors named "Fella Hamaidi-Chergui"
Background: () causes a variety of nosocomial infections that mainly affect critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of in the ICU environment and evaluate the antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation ability of the environmental isolates compared to those isolated from ICU patients simultaneously.
Methods: A total of 166 non-duplicate ICU samples (80 environmental and 86 clinical) were collected between January 2019 and January 2020.
causes a wide range of life-threatening infections. In this study, we determined its prevalence in the hospital environment and investigated nasal carriage among healthcare workers and patients admitted to a hospital in western Algeria. A total of 550 specimens were collected.
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- The study focuses on evaluating the microbial quality of wastewater reuse, particularly the effectiveness of the Médéa wastewater treatment plant in removing harmful protozoan cysts and parasitic eggs.
- Over four months, weekly samples were taken from both the influent and effluent of the treatment plant to assess its performance.
- Results showed that the plant successfully removed 88.9–100% of parasite eggs and over 95% of protozoan cysts, indicating a high level of treatment efficiency.