UTILIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF NEWBORN AND CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMNCI) PROTOCOL AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTH GONDAR ZONE, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA: AN INSTITUTION-BASED MIXED STUDY

Utilization of the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) protocol and associated factors among health care workers in health centers of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based mixed study

IntroductionGlobally, 11 million children have died before reaching their fifth birthday.The introduction of the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) protocol reduces the morbidity and mortality rates among children under the age of 5.However, the share of neonatal mortality is increasing.As a result, the United Nations ha

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Investigating Catheter-Related Infections in Southern Benin Hospitals: Identification, Susceptibility, and Resistance Genes of Involved Bacterial Strains

The use of catheters and bladder catheters in hospitals can increase the Light Therapy Lamps risk of bacterial infections.This study aimed to identify the bacterial strains involved in catheter-related infections (CRI) in southern Benin hospitals.The study included 407 samples, including 95 catheter tip samples and 312 urine samples collected from

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Synthesis and characterization of actively HER-2 Targeted Fe3O4@Au nanoparticles for molecular radiosensitization of breast cancer

Introduction: The present study was done to assess the effect of molecularly-targeted core/shell of iron oxide/gold nanoparticles (Fe3O4@AuNPs) on tumor radiosensitization of SKBr-3 breast cancer cells.Methods: Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2)-targeted Fe3O4@AuNPs were synthesized by conjugating trastuzumab (TZ, Herceptin) to PEGyla

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