Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global public health issue which has …

There is increasing interest in sexual and gender dimorphism in disease. We reviewed the
epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and …

During the coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the basic strategy that is
recommended to reduce the spread of the disease is to practice proper hand hygiene and …

Background The hand hygiene (HH) behaviour of the general public and its effect on
illnesses are issues of growing importance. Gender is associated with HH behaviour. HH …

We spend the majority of our lives indoors where we are constantly exposed to bacteria
residing on surfaces. However, the diversity of these surface-associated communities is …

Introduction. Nosocomial infections due to poor hand hygiene are a major cause of
increasing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs among hospitalized patients …

Hand hygiene is an important component of infection control, which is critical to ensuring
patients' safety in hospitals. Nursing students are regarded as healthcare workers in training …

(P= 0.000), however only 11.6% of the opportunities observed for doctors were done
appropriately. The most common type of HW practiced among HCW was the routine HW …

Background Extensive data suggests that hand hygiene is a critical intervention for reducing
infectious disease transmission in the clinical setting. However, it is unclear whether hand …

The hand hygiene may possibly influence the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the
multifactorial influence on hand hygiene knowledge and behaviors is proven. The aim of the …