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Background: Among occupational hazards in healthcare settings, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) ranks as a major concern, particularly threatening healthcare workers (HCWs) in nations grappling with intermediate to high tuberculosis (TB) rates. Our study was conducted in Morocco, a country characterized by widespread Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and a moderate TB burden of 93 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022. We examined both the prevalence of LTBI among Moroccan HCWs and its various risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnxiety and depression in healthcare workers are associated with work stress and poor work ability.
AIMS Public Health
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Prevention and Safety Service in Workplaces (SPSAL), Local Sanitary Unit of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Background: Symptoms of anxiety and depression are very common among healthcare workers (HCWs) and could impact the quality of care.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of these disorders in a public health company and their association with work ability and work-related stress.
Methods: A cross-sectional study involved 80 HCWs being treated for mental disorders (MD), 55 HCWs who said they suffered from MD but were not being treated, and 824 healthy colleagues.
Effect of Probiotics on C-Reactive Protein Levels in Schizophrenia: Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Complement Ther Med
January 2025
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; CIBERSAM-ISCIII (Biomedical Research Networking Centre for Mental Health), Spain; Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.
Background: Inflammatory markers play a pivotal role in schizophrenia, as they provide insight into the neuroinflammatory processes occurring in the context of the disorder. Elevated levels of these markers, particularly C-reactive protein (CRP), can indicate an underlying immune system dysregulation, potentially influencing symptom severity and progression. Recognizing these markers has led to investigate the use of probiotics as an adjuvant to improve the treatment of schizophrenia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPredisposing Potential Risk Factors for Severe Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents.
Nutrients
December 2024
Pediatric Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Background: Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder that mainly affects children and adolescents. Most patients present with extreme body dissatisfaction and an obsessive focus on body weight and food. Anorexia nervosa is a complex and multifactorial condition characterised by biological, psychological, and social factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDetection of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 from sewage samples and public health response, Poland, November to December 2024.
Euro Surveill
January 2025
Department for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, Warsaw, Poland.
In October and December 2024, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was detected from two wastewater samples in Poland during routine environmental surveillance. The first isolate was characterised and matched previous cVDPV2 isolates detected in Spain in September, as well as in Germany, Finland, and the United Kingdom in November and December 2024. In response to the event, active surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) has been strengthened, and the frequency of environmental sample collection has been increased.
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