CLINICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS INMATES WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

CLINICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS INMATES WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

The spread of tuberculosis in the penitentiary system institutions has a significant impact on the epidemic situation in the country.The aim of the research is to study the clinical and social characteristics of newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary tuberculosis among the special contingent prisons.Analyzed data include 107 cases of pulmonary tub

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Host Immunity and Inflammation to Pulmonary Helminth Infections

Helminths, including nematodes, cestodes and trematodes, are complex parasitic organisms that infect at least one billion people globally living in extreme poverty.Helminthic infections are associated with severe morbidity particularly in young children who often harbor the highest burden of disease.While each helminth species completes a distinct

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Hand hygiene among health care workers

Healthcare-associated infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients worldwide.Transmission of health care associated pathogens generally occurs via the contaminated hands of health care workers.Hand hygiene has long been considered one of the most important infection control measures to prevent health care

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