Germs, Volume 11, Issue 3

Roma people are the largest minority group in Europe. The vast majority live in substandard conditions in segregated settlements, overcrowded with people and animals that predispose them to various, especially zoonotic diseases. Parasitic zoonotic di...

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign is an ongoing worldwide effort to vaccinate large numbers of people against COVID-19 in order to ensure protection from the disease, control the rate of infection, reduce severe outcomes, and get back to normal life....

The lesser-known non-albicans Candida species are often overlooked and difficult to diagnose in most microbiology laboratories. Candida auris, a relatively newly discovered species, is responsible for outbreaks in various geographical regions. Becaus...

Introduction: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant nosocomial pathogen. We aimed to assess the clinical success following high-dose ciprofloxacin for recurrent bacteremia from biofilm-forming multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a liver tra...

An interesting article by Oksana Boyarchuk et al. has just been published in the current issue of Germs—“Diagnosis and management of pharyngitis in children: a survey study in Ukraine” [...]

Introduction: Increased antibiotic resistance of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB) associated with increased morbidity and mortality makes the infections they produce a major public health problem. This study aims to assess the evolution o...

Introduction: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the knowledge of pediatricians in diagnosis and management of sore throat in children and to identify further ways to raise their awareness. Methods: We conducted a survey among pediatricians on...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical performance of different automated immunoassays available in Europe to detect anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; an ELISA assay and a CLIA. The second goal was to estimate the seroprevalence of...

Introduction: Implementation of care bundles was shown to reduce the incidence of device-associated infections (DAIs). Substantial improvements in the rate of infection have been achieved by applying educational programs for infection control. Object...

Introduction: After the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, a hand full of cases and deaths have been recorded globally, Nigeria inclusive. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the COVID-19 weekly disease update report by the Nige...

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Vaccination is one aspect of public health policy aimed at eliminating HBV infection. After the implementation of an HBV vaccination program fo...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) increased worldwide among the public as well as the health care workers in pursuit to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of COVID-19. Hand hygiene is one...