[HTML][HTML] Global prevalence of nosocomial infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Raoofi, F Pashazadeh Kan, S Rafiei… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are significant problems as public health
issues which need attention. Such infections are significant problems for society and …

Point prevalence surveys of health-care-associated infections: a systematic review

Z Saleem, B Godman, MA Hassali… - Pathogens and global …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Health-care-associated infections (HAIs) are considered a serious public health issues that
contribute substantially to the global burden of mortality and morbidity with respect to …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and economic burden of healthcare-associated infections: A prospective cohort study

K Gidey, MT Gidey, BY Hailu, ZB Gebreamlak… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have become a serious public health
problem. Despite the fact that implementing evidence-based infection control strategies …

Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care unit patients: Changes in epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and contributions of new technologies

S Blot, E Ruppé, S Harbarth, K Asehnoune… - Intensive and Critical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are at high risk for healthcare-acquired infections
(HAI) due to the high prevalence of invasive procedures and devices, induced …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of knowledge and practices of healthcare workers towards infection prevention and associated factors in healthcare facilities of West Arsi District …

BS Geberemariyam, GM Donka, B Wordofa - Archives of Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background The prevention of healthcare associated infections is central to the provision of
safe, high quality healthcare. Infections acquired in healthcare facilities are a major public …

Compliance with standard precautions and associated factors among healthcare workers in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest …

TG Haile, EH Engeda, AA Abdo - Journal of environmental and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background. In many studies, compliance with standard precautions among healthcare
workers was reported to be inadequate. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess …

Healthcare-associated infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of point prevalence studies

U Abubakar, O Amir… - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is limited data to describe the point-prevalence of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs) among patients at a regional level in Africa. This study estimated the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and risk factors for nosocomial infection in the respiratory intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in China: A prospective surveillance during …

L Wang, KH Zhou, W Chen, Y Yu, SF Feng - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Background To determine the epidemiology and risk factors for nosocomial infection (NI) in
the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) of a teaching hospital in Northwest China …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for tuberculosis: A case–control study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

E Shimeles, F Enquselassie, A Aseffa, M Tilahun… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis remains a major public-health problem in the world, despite
several efforts to improve case identification and treatment compliance. It is well known …

[HTML][HTML] Healthcare associated infection and its risk factors among patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia: longitudinal study

S Ali, M Birhane, S Bekele, G Kibru, L Teshager… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2018 - Springer
Background Healthcare associated infection (HAI) is alarmingly increasing in low income
settings. In Ethiopia, the burden of HAI is still not well described. Methods Longitudinal study …