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Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases

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Factors Affecting Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in University Students

Arkın Akalın, Hasan Acar, Neriman Saygılı & Şevval Çaydaş · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Background: During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have not been vaccinated. One of the most important reasons for this is the people who are hesitant about the vaccine. If the factors affecting vaccination are revealed and awareness-raising activities are carried out, deaths...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v10i130281

LASSA Fever: A 1400% Fold Increase in Infection Rate among Health Care Workers in Nigeria-a Cause for Concern and a Comparative Analysis of NCDC 2021 and 2022 Situation Reports

Ferguson Ayemere Ehimen & Omobamidele Benson Betiku · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Background: Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness {fever} caused by Lassa virus, which is hosted by rodents in the Mastomys natalensis species. It is found in abundance in West, East, and Central Africa. Lassa fever is caused by an arenavirus, which is a single-stran...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v10i130280

Bacterial Bloodstream Infections – Prevalence, Etiology, and their Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile in Mumbai City

Mukti Dave, Nasheet Shaikh, Sakshi Pawar & Sonal Bangde · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Aim: To study bacterial bloodstream infections concerning prevalence, etiology, and antibiotic susceptibility profile of pathogens in Mumbai City Study Design: Retrospective study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, InfeXn Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Thane One-ye...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v10i130279

Role of Contact Tracing in COVID 19: A Tertiary Health Care Experience from South India

Susan John, Suremya A. Subrahmanian, Sunitha Mary John & Shiv Kumar Nair · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Introduction: As the cases surge in the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, key lessons on the transmission dynamics among health care workers (HCWs) in a hospital setting through effective contact tracing will help strengthen an already overworked healthcare system. Materials & Metho...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v10i130278

Correlation between Biographic Profile and Compliance to Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mohammed Jamaan Alzahrani · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Purpose: We aimed to find out how well Saudi Arabian healthcare workers followed infection control guidelines and determine whether there is a considerable relationship between the biographic profile of healthcare staff and their degree of compliance with infection control Key Pe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v9i430277

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Practice and the Acceptance and Attitude of Indian Dental Professionals towards COVID-19 Vaccine – A Cross- Sectional Observational Survey

Ruchi Vashisht, Bhavita Wadhawa, Ashima Goyal, Richa Shrivastava, Satnam Singh Jolly & Prabhleen K. Brar · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the acceptance, accessibility, experiences, side effects and attitude of dental professionals after administration of the vaccine and their perspective regarding the effect of COVID-19 on dental practice and patient education. Materials and Method...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v9i430276

Molecular Detection of Virulence genes (rmpA2, iuc & iroB) of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Clinical Isolates from Patients in Khartoum State, Sudan

Khansaa Abdel Monem Mohammed, Sara Abdalla Ali Elhag, Sara Tag Elser Sed Ahmed, Babbiker Mohammed Taher Gorish, Salma Osman Noorelhuda Mohammed, Waha Ismail Yahia Abdelmula, Yosria Mohammed Elsiddig Mohammed Nour, Susan Ali Zroog & Abdelhakam H. Ali · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Background: Iron acquisition systems and regulator mucoid phenotype plays an important role in the pathogenesis and virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of virulence genes iuc, iroB and rmpA2 of hypervirulent Klebsiell...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v9i430275

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Unmet Need and Reported Side Effect in Nigeria: An Online Cross-sectional Study

Olanrewaju D. Eniade, Okedare Omowumi, Abayomi T. Olarinmoye, Yusuff Olasunkanmi, Agofure Otovwe, Funke Akintunde & Adebukola Aniyeloye · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in Nigeria, with more cases and deaths reported every day. However, vaccine development and uptake are believed to aid the fight against this outbreak.  We investigated vaccine uptake, unmet need for vaccine, and reported side effect...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v9i430274

Factors Associated with Deaths in Hospitalized Cancer Patients and COVID-19 in an Amazon Region: a Cross-sectional Study with Data from Epidemiological Surveillance

Daniele Melo Sardinha, Rebecca Lobato Marinho, Juliane Lima Alencar, Marina Pereira Queiroz dos Santos, Rosane do Nascimento Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique Viana da Silva, Lucas Vinícius Moraes da Silva, Diana da Costa Lobato, Milena Farah Damous Castanho Ferreira, Natasha Cristina Oliveira Andrade, Tamires De Nazaré Soares, Juliana Conceição Dias Garcez & Ana Lúcia da Silva Ferreira · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has already affected Brazil dramatically, but the northern region of the country has suffered greater impacts due to regional vulnerability factors. Objective: To describe the factors associated with deaths in hospitalized cancer patients and COV...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v9i430273

Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic using Multivariate Data Analysis: A Case for Nigeria

Amarachi Nkwoada, Chijioke Amakom, Ugochukwu Ndubuisi & Mary Okoro · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2022

Background: The reduction of dataset dimensions for better presentation, visualization, postulation testing, and clarification has not been reported by researchers in Nigeria COVID-19 cases. To realize the impact and magnitude of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, univariate statis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2022/v9i330272