Neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 give important information on Covid-19 epidemic evolution in Rabat, Morocco, March 2020-February 2021.

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 is an extremely contagious and acute viral disease mainly affecting humans.

Objective: To estimate seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) for illegible armed force individuals living in Rabat, Morocco.

Method: A convenience sample (N = 2662) was conducted from May 2020 to February 2021.

Shoulder capsulitis: What relation with diabetes mellitus in a moroccan population?

Introduction: Shoulder capsulitis (SC) is a common musculoskeletal complication in patients with diabetes. It can be particularly disabling. It is often overlooked by clinicians.

[Prevalence of male infertility in a university hospital in Morocco].

Introduction: infertility in couples has become a public health problem in recent years. It can be related to a problem in the male, female or both. Men infertility accounts for 40% of cases.

Covid-19 and Confinement: Effect on Weight Load, Physical Activity and Eating Behavior of Higher Education Students in Southern Morocco.

Background: Pandemic confinement of COVID-19 may influence dietary behaviors and physical activity, and increases the risk of stress, especially among adolescents. This increases the subsequent risk of degenerative diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc., which can lead to a higher risk of death.

The Effect of Nursing Consultation Based on Orem's Theory of Self-care and Bandura's Concept on Infertility Stress.

Introduction: Infertility is one of the most stressful experiences in a couple's life. Several approaches have been proposed to manage infertility stress during the medically assisted technology process.

Objective: The objective was to examine the effect of nursing consultation on the stress experienced by infertile couples before starting infertility treatment.

Predictors of Infertility Stress among Couples Diagnosed in a Public Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

Background: All around the world, infertility, in many ways, is recognized as a stressful and a critical experience that can have impact on social and marital life of a couple. Infertility stress may affect the treatment and its outcome for such couples. The objective of the present study is to assess the predictors of high stress of infertility among married couples.

Evaluation of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Dental Students toward Occupational Blood Exposure Accidents at the End of the Dental Training Program.

Aims And Objectives: This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding occupational blood exposure accidents (OBEA) among dental students at the end of the whole dental education program.

Materials And Methods: The survey was performed using a student self-administered questionnaire during July 2015 in the dental teaching hospital in Rabat. It was conducted on 117 dental students registered in the 5 year.

Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolates in Burn Patients Hospitalized in a Moroccan Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the epidemiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolates in burn patients hospitalized from 2007 to 2015 in a Moroccan hospital.

Materials And Methods: Of 627 samples, 451 wounds, 126 blood cultures, and 50 catheter samples were analyzed. A total of 610 microorganisms were isolated from a total of 108 patients.

Intensive care unit-acquired infections in a Moroccan teaching hospital: epidemiology, risk factors and outcome.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the epidemiology, risk factors and outcome associated with infections in the intensive care units (ICUs) in a Moroccan teaching hospital.

Methods: This is a matched case-control study conducted as a joint collaboration between the clinical Bacteriology department and the two ICUs of Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital from January 2015 to July 2016.

Results: Among 964 patients hospitalized in the ICUs, 81 (8.

Bacteraemia in Intensive Care Unit: Clinical, Bacteriological, and Prognostic Prospective Study.

We conducted a one-year observational study from December 2012 to November 2013 to describe the epidemiology of bacteraemia in intensive care units (ICU) of Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital of Rabat (Morocco). The study consisted of monitoring all blood cultures coming from intensive care units and studying the bacteriological profile of positive blood cultures as well as their clinical significance. During this period, a total of 46 episodes of bacteraemia occurred, which corresponds to a rate of 15,4/1000 patients.

In vitro evaluation of the susceptibility of isolates to antiseptics and disinfectants: comparison between clinical and environmental isolates.

Background: This study aims to assess the susceptibility of isolates to the antiseptics and disinfectants commonly used, and to the non-approved product.

Methods: This is a prospective study carried out from February to August 2015, in the Bacteriology department of Mohammed V Military Teaching hospital of Rabat on isolates collected from colonized and/or infected patients and environmental samples. The antiseptics and disinfectants susceptibility testing was assessed using the micromethod validated in our department.

[Students assessment of teaching method used in the module "Help thesis writing": intended for interns at the Armed Forces Hospitals and held at the Army Center for Epidemiology and Public Health, Marseilles].

Introduction: Educational assessment focuses on training institutions, programs, teachers or students. It may be predictive, summative or formative. Assessment of teaching by students (ATS) is one of the assessment tools included in the last category.

Body mass index, gestational weight gain, and obstetric complications in Moroccan population.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy and the weight gain during pregnancy, on the occurrence of maternal and neonatal morbidity in the Moroccan population, as well as to analyze the quality of the weight gain depending on the BMI.

Methods: A study was carried out over a period of one year from October 1, 2010 to October 1, 2011, using data collected from a descriptive-transversal study. We recruited nondiabetic women without several HTAs, delivering singletons from 37 completed weeks up to 42 weeks gestation.

[Comparison between the Airtraq, X-Lite, and direct laryngoscopes for thyroid surgery: a randomized clinical trial].

Purpose: To compare the performance of the Airtraq, X-Lite, and direct laryngoscopes for tracheal intubation for elective thyroid surgery.

Methods: In this randomized prospective study, Patients who were ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) I or II physical status I or II and patients undergoing thyroid surgery were included in this randomized prospective study. Patients with attributes for difficult intubation criteria were excluded.

[Predilution online hemodiafiltration: which dose of anticoagulation?].

Introduction: Patients in end stage renal disease on hemodialysis are in higher risk of bleeding related to the anticoagulation used during a session, so only the lowest effective dose of anticoagulation must be used. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of predilution in hemodiafiltration with reduced dose of anticoagulation compared to hemodialysis in preventing coagulation of circuits.

Patients And Methods: This study was conducted in stable hemodialysis patients without high bleeding risk.