background: as a zoonotic pathogen, encephalitozoon cuniculi is a cause of serious disease in animals and people. the present study was to evaluate the health status examination of this seropositive animal care worker in our pre-vious study. methods: blood samples were taken from five workers. cia test was ap-plied to detect antibodies against e. cuniculi in blood serum. the indirect immunofluo...

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background health care workers (hcws) are at high risk for acquisition of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection due to occupational exposure to potentially infectious body fluids. this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of hbv markers and vaccination compliance among different categories of hcws in fars province, iran. patients and methods a total of 346 hcws working at gerash and ev...

extractcontinuing education is not new for us because there  is emphasis on learning and continuing education  in our culture including literature, religion, and special  traditions in different ways  .as prophet muhammad (pbuh) says: “seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave” that  it is emphasis on continuous learning and continuous. in the holy quran  the word of “alam “repeatedly stated ...

conclusions development of the job and task analysis to ensure providing the right training needs, applying more evidences through different studies for reforms, more decentralized equipped system with decision-making tools have been proposed for development. results the results showed the specific method of student selection and clear objectives and standards of training related to the health ...

background influenza is a world-wide public health concern. it is one of the most important viral causes of acute respiratory illness, affecting all age groups, recurring several times during a lifetime. we assessed the antibody titers after vaccination against influenza among hiv-infected patients and health care workers (hcws). patients and methods during this before-after study, the antibody...

BACKGROUND As a zoonotic pathogen, Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a cause of serious disease in animals and people. The present study was to evaluate the health status examination of this seropositive animal care worker in our previous study. METHODS Blood samples were taken from five workers. CIA test was applied to detect antibodies against E. cuniculi in blood serum. The indirect immunofluore...

background: tourniquets used repeatedly on patients for blood sampling are a potential source of nosocomial infections. they harbor numerous microorganisms, including methicillin‑resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa). the aim of this study was to investigate tourniquets for the presence of microorganisms and to ascertain the infection control practices of health care workers. methods: a cross‑...

abstract background: workplace violence is a serious and problematic phenomenon in health care settings. research shows that health care workers are at the highest risk of such violence. the aim of this study was to address the frequency of physical violence against iranian health personnel, their response to such violence, as well as the contributing factors to physical violence. materials and...

The primary care NP has a significant opportunity to meet the special healthcare needs of the occupational community. While NPs routinely diagnose and treat workers, writing return-to-work restrictions can pose a challenge.