background: hospital infections are a main cause of infant death among hospitalized infants in the neonatal wards. this research was conducted aiming to assess the medical staff's knowledge of hospital infections. methods: this is a cross-sectional study, conducted in all neonatal in isfahan hospitals wards. 65 nurses answerd to a questionnaire. results: results showed that 66.7% considered sep...

BACKGROUND Considering governmental scrutiny and financial constraints in medicine, the need for improved performance, which can provide acceptable care for medical consumers, leads to the conduct of new managerial methods to improve effectiveness. AIMS This study aimed to compare performance indicators of obstetrics and gynaecology teaching hospitals in Tabriz. METHOD A longitudinal, retro...

BACKGROUND Hospital environment represents a congenial situation where microorganisms and susceptible patients are indoors together. Thus, the objective of this study is to provide fundamental data related to the microbial quality of indoor air of Jimma University Specialized Hospital wards, to estimate the health hazard and to create standards for indoor air quality control. METHODS The micr...