Background/Objectives: Long COVID, characterized by persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, poses a significant occupational health concern among healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of long COVID, symptom patterns, work-related impact, and vaccination status among healthcare personnel in a Romanian pediatric hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 among 903 hospital employees during routine occupational health assessments. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and medical records, focusing on previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination status, persistent symptoms, and functional impact. Results: Long COVID was identified in 28.6% of participants, with excessive fatigue (53.5%), musculoskeletal pain, respiratory difficulties, and cognitive complaints being the most common symptoms. Staff with chronic comorbidities or increased exposure risk had significantly higher rates of functional impairment. Fewer reinfections were reported among vaccinated individuals; however, vaccination was not significantly associated with the presence of long COVID symptoms. Older age and comorbidities were correlated with higher risk. Conclusions: The findings underline the need for long-term occupational health strategies and individualized support programs for HCWs affected by long COVID, particularly in high-risk groups.

Background and Objectives: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and can lead to serious long-term consequences, increased hospital length stay, higher rates of antibiotic resistance, and additional financial costs. The study aim was to highlight important aspects related to the level of knowledge of HAIs, risk factors for HAI and methods of preventing HAIs among nurses from urban hospitals in the North-East of Romania. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on the level of knowledge of HAI problems among medical personnel (nurses). The study group consisted of 288 nurses who responded online to a questionnaire. Results: Multivariate analysis suggested that 45.5% of the value of the knowledge score of prevention and limitation of HAIs could be determined by the answers to the questions regarding the importance of the nurse role, professional experience, and training. Moreover 84.6% of the knowledge score could be determined by the answers to the questions regarding the assessment of the importance of factors related to lack of medical personnel, professional burnout, insufficient knowledge and staff training, inefficient team, poor collaboration within departments, stressful work environment, staff health status, multiple tasks at work (p = 0.038). While 50% of the knowledge score could be explained by responses regarding personal problems related to daily activity; physical and mental health status; and physical, psychological, and social components (p = 0.038). Conclusions: Our study highlighted aspects of the level of knowledge regarding HAIs among nurses, an issue that plays a key role in hospital management. Overall, the knowledge score for the prevention and limitation of HAIs was higher in nurses/females aged over 40 and in nurses with more than 15 years of experience.

Background and Objectives: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa represent a challenge for healthcare systems worldwide, with significant incidence, high mortality, and increasing antibiotic resistance. This paper aims to describe and analyze the epidemiology of HAI cases with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary neurosurgical hospital in the northeastern region of Romania during 2020–2024. Materials and Methods: Study inclusion criteria were patients of any age (as the hospital also admits pediatric patients from the region) and a diagnosis of P. aeruginosa HAI, with a signed informed consent form by the adult patient or relatives for pediatric patients. Results: During 2020–2024, 163 cases of P. aeruginosa HAIs were identified. The annual incidence decreased from 4.41‰ in 2020 to 2.37‰ in 2024 (p = 0.0038). Most cases occurred in the intensive care unit (ICU) (119/163; 73.0%), followed by neurosurgery wards (37/163; 22.7%). Overall, 110 cases (67.5%) occurred in men and 53 (32.5%) in women. The analysis also showed a predominance of late-onset cases and the presence of antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes among the identified P. aeruginosa isolates. Conclusions: This study provides an integrated epidemiological characterization of P. aeruginosa HAIs in a regional neurosurgical hospital, highlighting the predominance of ICU-associated cases, late-onset infections, and antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes. These findings support the need for continued epidemiological surveillance and antimicrobial resistance monitoring in high-risk neurosurgical settings.