There is increasing evidence that the self-medications among pregnant women is common in many developing countries. Despite the adverse impact on pregnancy, there are few programs available for their control. The objec-tive ...

Hospital waste management is a crucial environmental and public safety issue. Discharge water is one of the main sources of groundwater and rivers contamination if not treated efficiently Hospitals consume an important ...

Infection control is an essential part of dentistry. Potential pathogens can be transported to laboratory via orally soiled impressions and dental prostheses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude and ...

Evaluate drug resistance of bacteria isolated from equipment placed close to patients in an Intensive Care Unit of a Central hospital in Gharian.Libya is a lower middle-income country with no national surveillance system ...

Nosocomial infections persist as a major problem in neonatal intensive care units. Neonates in the NICU are vulnerable to many nosocomial infections from multiple devices for treating or monitoring their care. Thus, ...

Inflammation is the self-protective reaction of tissues towards infection, irritants, or foreign substances. Though it is a part of host defense mechanism, when it becomes severe, it turns out to be a hopeless condition ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen causing various nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular support of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii clinical isolates recovered ...

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the role of Multi Detector Row Computed Tomography Angiography (MDCTA) in evaluating the Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) affecting the lower limb for Libyan patients presented ...

It is imperative for pregnant women to know their hepatitis status to prevent transmission to their newborn during deliv-ery. Serological screening for viral hepatitis should be offered to pregnant women, as babies born ...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common postoperative complications and represent a significant burden in terms of patient morbidity, mortality, and health costs. Choice of regimen, time of administration, and ...