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Effectiveness and user experience of nose and throat swabbing techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection: results from the UK COVID-19 National Testing Programme.
BMC Glob Public Health
January 2025
UK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Background: The UK's National Health Service Test and Trace (NHSTT) program aimed to provide the most effective and accessible SARS-CoV-2 testing approach possible. Early user feedback indicated that there were accessibility issues associated with throat swabbing. We report the results of service evaluations performed by NHSTT to assess the effectiveness and user acceptance of swabbing approaches, as well as qualitative findings of user experiences from research reports, surveys, and incident reports.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProfiling and comprehensive analysis of microbiome and ARGs of nurses and nursing workers in China: a cross-sectional study.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Cancer Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China.
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represent major challenges in healthcare system. Despite numerous studies have assessed environmental and patient samples, very few studies have explored the microbiome and resistome profiles of medical staff including nursing workers. This cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary hospital in China and involved 25 nurses (NSs), 25 nursing workers (NWs), and 55 non-medical control (NC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPotential postmortem microbial biomarkers of infant and younger children death investigation.
J Forensic Sci
December 2024
Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Microbial communities associated with the human body are highly dynamic and reflect the host environment and lifestyle over time. Studies show death is no exception, with data demonstrating similar antemortem and postmortem microbiomes up to 48 h following death. These predictable microbial biomarkers can inform death investigation by helping to estimate the postmortem interval and build models to identify cause and manner of death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors Affecting Procedural Pain and Discomfort Experienced by Individuals During Nasopharyngeal Swabbing: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Florence Nightingale J Nurs
November 2024
Department of Gerontology, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye, Türkiye.
Aim: This descriptive and cross-sectional study investigated the individual factors that affect procedural pain and discomfort in individuals who had nasopharyngeal swabs by nurses.
Methods: A total of 193 participants in two COVID-19 test centers located in a city in Southeastern Türkiye between April and May 2022 were included in this study. Personal information form was used to collect data.
Involvement of healthcare staff in hospital hygiene during emergency hemodialysis.
Hemodial Int
January 2025
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research, and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed The First, Oujda, Morocco.
Background: Healthcare-associated infections are still a worrying health problem that complicates patient care and increases morbidity and mortality. The incidence of infections in hemodialysis patients is still high and they constitute the second cause of hospitalization and death in this category.
Aims: The study's objective was to evaluate nursing and medical staff's involvement in hospital hygiene.
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