Background: The burden of blood stream infection and antibiotic resistance in intensive care
unit (ICU) is higher when compared with other settings. The data on the infection rate and …

Nosocomial infections are a significant problem and hospitals need to be aware of their
nosocomial infection status. This retrospective study aimed to identify nosocomial bacterial …

Health-care associations (HAIs/HCAIs) are one of the most common complications of health-
care delivery, especially in intensive care units (ICUs).[1] The slow pandemic of multidrug …

Background: Nosocomial infection is defined as an infection, which is not present or
incubating on admission and is usually not manifested in the first 72 hours of hospitalization …

Background and Objective: In developing countries, the steep increase in septicaemia cases
is a major health problem that creates the biggest challenge for clinicians in the selection of …

Background. The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria is
recognized as a global public health problem. Bloodstream infection with antimicrobial …

COMMON CAUSES OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AND THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY
PATTERNS IN TWO HOSPITALS IN ADDIS ABABA | Ethiopian Journal of Health and …

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to the human populations everywhere.
However, less attention is given to its concern in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia …

Background: Pediatric patients are at increased risk of nosocomial infections with multi-drug
resistant pathogens which are more prevalent in the hospital environment. The aim of this …