Oluwalana Timothy Oyekale

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Oluwalana Timothy Oyekale, Bola O. Ojo, Damilola E. Oguntunmbi & Oluwatoyin I. Oyekale · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized healthcare workers (HCWs) constitute massive threat to the well-being of hospitalized patients due to their ability to transmit this multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria strain in hospital settings. Aim: To de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631000

Assessment of the Knowledge and Practice of Handwashing among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

Oluwalana Timothy Oyekale, Samsudeen Adeniran Adegbile, Oluwatosin Bola Ojo, Damilola Esther Oguntunmbi & Oluwatoyin Ige Oyekale · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: The most common means of transmission of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) is the contaminated hand of Healthcare Workers (HCWs), proper handwashing by HCWs is the best method of halting this transmission, however, there is poor adherence to the practice of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i130295