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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Emotion of People Living with and without HIV 2019冠状病毒病对艾滋病毒感染者和非感染者情绪的影响

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene3010005

Joanne Lusher, R. A. Abeldaño Zuñiga, J. Virtanen, Passent Ellakany, M. Yousaf, B. Osamika, Balgis Gaffar, F. Lawal, Zumama Khalid, Nourhan M. Aly, A. Nguyen, M. Foláyan

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Diminishment of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales from Sink Outlets Using a Steam Cleaner 使用蒸汽清洁器减少水槽出口产碳青霉烯酶肠杆菌

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2023-01-27 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene3010003

T. Umemura, Y. Mutoh, Makiko Sukawa, Tatsuya Hioki, Daisuke Sakanashi, Hideo Kato, M. Hagihara, Tetsuya Yamada, Y. Ikeda, H. Mikamo, T. Ichihara

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Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Hygiene in 2022 对2022年卫生评审员的认可

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene3010002

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The Use of COVID-19 Surveillance Measures in Detecting Cases of Tuberculosis (TB) COVID-19监测措施在肺结核病例检测中的应用

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene3010001

Anwar A. Sayed, Asem A. Allam, Abdullah K. Alruwaili, Mohammed A. Alraey, E. Elsayed, G. Aloraini

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A Historical Review of Liberia’s Public Health Evolution-Past, Present & Future 利比里亚公共卫生发展的历史回顾——过去、现在和未来

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene2040023

Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, James B. Ballah

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Evaluation of the Presence of Biofilms in Corrosive Points in Surgical Instruments after Reprocessing 外科器械再处理后腐蚀点生物膜存在的评估

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-12-09 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene2040022

W. Rosario, Taís Almeida, Bélgica Andrade, I. Aoki, B. Silva, Mariel Aramayo, E. Watanabe, M. Ribeiro, C. Bruna, Kazuko U Graziano

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Ethical Issues in Smoking and Prioritization of Vaccines for the Prevention of Communicable Respiratory Tract Infections 吸烟的伦理问题和预防传染性呼吸道感染疫苗的优先顺序

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene2040021

E. Nakazawa, Makoto Udagawa

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Change and Continuity in Preventive Practices Across the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Rural and Urban Latinx Immigrant Worker Families. 2019冠状病毒病大流行期间农村和城市拉丁裔移民工人家庭预防措施的变化和连续性

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-10 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene2040018

Sara A Quandt, Sydney A Smith, Jennifer W Talton, Haiying Chen, Paul J Laurienti, Thomas A Arcury

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The Effectiveness of Benzalkonium Chloride as an Active Compound on Selected Foodborne Pathogens Biofilm 苯扎氯铵作为一种活性化合物对食源性致病菌生物膜的抑制作用

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene2040020

Bruno Kovač, Kaća Piletić, Nikolina Kovačević Ganić, I. Gobin

{"title":"The Effectiveness of Benzalkonium Chloride as an Active Compound on Selected Foodborne Pathogens Biofilm","authors":"Bruno Kovač, Kaća Piletić, Nikolina Kovačević Ganić, I. Gobin","doi":"10.3390/hygiene2040020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/hygiene2040020","url":null,"abstract":"Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is a chlorine-based chemical compound with proven antimicrobial properties against bacteria, viruses, and fungi, depending on the length of the alkyl chain. It can be used as a biocide, as a cationic surfactant, and as a phase transfer agent. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of commercial cleaning agents for sanitary areas Bis duo Active (BDA) with BAC as an active compound in working concentrations of 5% and 20% on the destruction of bacterial biofilm formed on ceramic tiles. A biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes were grown on ceramic tiles with dimensions of 2.5 × 2.5 cm over 24 h. These plates were then treated with working concentrations of BAC for 10 min. After washing, ATP bioluminescence was measured with a luminometer, CFU/cm2 was determined and the total biomass reduction was measured after crystal-violet staining. Both working concentrations of benzalkonium chloride proved to be very effective in destroying the created bacterial biofilm on ceramic tiles. Both treatments caused a reduction in total bacteria number of up to 3.12 log10CFU/cm2, followed by a reduction in total biomass up to circa (ca.) 64%. Inhibition rates varied from ca. 28% to ca. 99%, depending on the method and concentration used. Mechanical cleaning prior or after treatment with BAC is essential to improve biofilm destruction. All methods used in this study are effective for the determination of the anti-biofilm activity of BAC. Further analyses are needed.","PeriodicalId":92037,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47158641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Willingness and Its Associated Factors for Blood Donation in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study 埃塞俄比亚西北部贡达尔镇献血意愿及其相关因素的社区横断面研究

Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-11-10 DOI: 10.3390/hygiene2040019

Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Z. N. Azene

{"title":"Willingness and Its Associated Factors for Blood Donation in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Z. N. Azene","doi":"10.3390/hygiene2040019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/hygiene2040019","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although the World Health Organization recommends 100% willingness for blood donation, the percentage of blood collected from willing blood donors and the average annual blood collection rate is extremely low in Ethiopia. Adults can serve as an essential pool formeeting the demand of safe blood. Thus, this study is aimed at examining willingness and its associated factors for blood donation among the adult population in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on548 respondents from 1–30 October2021. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select the study participants. The data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Epi-data version 4.6 and SPSS version 23 software was used for data entry and analysis, respectively. A binary logistic regression (bivariable and multivariable) was performed to identify the statistically significant variables. Results: Less than half, 45.3% (95% CI: 41.4, 49.9), of the study participants hadthe willingness to donate blood. Participants who were renters of their own houses [AOR: 3.19; (95% CI: 2.09, 4.62)], had a history of blood donation practice [AOR: 1.90(95% CI: 1.16, 3.19)], had witnessed blood being donated [AOR: 2.56 (95% CI:1.65, 6.95)], had a history of relatives who have died through blood loss [AOR: 2.28 (95% CI:1.19, 4.36)], and had good knowledge [AOR: 2.23; (95% CI: 1.49, 3.34)] were more willing to donate blood, with these factors being the significant predictors. Conclusions: Generally, willingness towards blood donation is low in the study area. In order to increase community willingness to donate blood, healthcare providers, national blood banks, and transfusion agencies should design strategies to promote and motivate their communities. In addition to this, participants should receive information on the health benefits of donating blood, the volume of blood donated, and the number of patients benefiting from a single unit of blood donated.","PeriodicalId":92037,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43163647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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