HAND DECONTAMINATION PRACTICES IN PAEDIATRIC WARDS

Hand decontamination practices in paediatric wards

The purpose of this study was to determine and describe hand decontamination practices of health care professionals in the paediatric wards of an academic hospital in Johannesburg.The purpose was addressed SWEETS within a survey design and through the use of descriptive and comparative methods.Data were collected through direct observation conducte

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Free Sugar Profile in Cycads

The sugars fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose were quantified in seven tissues of Zamia muricata Willd.to determine their distribution throughout various organs of a model cycad species, and in lateral structural roots of 18 cycad species to determine the variation in sugar concentration and composition among species representing every cycad g

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SARS-CoV-2 Gamma and Delta Variants of Concern Might Undermine Neutralizing Activity Generated in Response to BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination

The Delta variant raised concern regarding its ability to evade SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.We evaluated a serum neutralizing response of 172 Italian healthcare workers, three months after complete Comirnaty (BNT162b2 mRNA, BioNTech-copyright) vaccination, testing their sera against viral isolates of Alpha, Gamma and Delta Pottery Glazes variants, includin

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