Zusammenfassung
Abstract: The present study aims to determine the activity of gatifloxacin against Salmonella
typhi at the base of typhoid contracted by nurses following the management of hospital waste
in a Kinshasa health facility in RD.Congo. The management of hospital waste solid or not
does not follow the standards issued by the WHO (garbage are not in the standards, the staff
has no protective equipment and everything is done by hand). Of the 38 nurses who were
followed, 94.74% were completely cured and all symptoms disappeared after three days of
taking the antibiotic.
Keywords: Hospital waste, typhoid, nurses, gatifloxacin, health institutions, Kinshasa, DR
Congo
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