Healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units: epidemiology and infection control in low-to-middle income countries

E Alp, N Damani - Journal of infection in developing countries, 2015 - avesis.erciyes.edu.tr
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are major patient safety problems in hospitals,
especially in intensive care units (ICUs). Patients in ICUs are prone to HAIs due to reduced …

Health care–acquired infections in low-and middle-income countries and the role of infection prevention and control

G Maki, M Zervos - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
Health care–associated infections (HAIs) account for many morbidity and mortality
worldwide. 1 There are hundreds of millions of people affected by HAIs in all countries …

Epidemiology and microbiological profile of common healthcare associated infections among patients in the intensive care unit of a general hospital in Kuwait: a …

W Alfouzan, R Dhar, NM Abdo, WQ Alali… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are prone to develop
nosocomial infections due to Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) organisms. Inappropriate and …

A multicenter point prevalence survey of healthcare–associated infections in Pakistan: Findings and implications

Z Saleem, MA Hassali, B Godman, FK Hashmi… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Healthcare–associated infections (HAIs) are seen as a global public health
threat, leading to increased mortality and morbidity as well as costs. However, little is …

Prevention of healthcare-associated infections in low-and middle-income countries: The 'bundle approach'

P Mathur - Indian journal of medical microbiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI/HAIs) are one of the most common
adverse events in patient care and account for substantial morbidity and mortality. The high …

Point-prevalence survey of hospital acquired infections in three acute care hospitals in Northern Nigeria

U Abubakar - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective infection prevention and control strategies require reliable data
describing the epidemiology of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and this is currently …

Epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance of responsible pathogens in Ukraine: a multicentre study

A Salmanov, D Shchehlov, O Svyrydiuk, I Bortnik… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Summary Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-
resistant organisms (MDROs) have a high impact in terms of morbidity, mortality, and costs …

Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in acute care hospitals in Kyiv, Ukraine

A Salmanov, S Vozianov, V Kryzhevsky, O Litus… - Journal of Hospital …, 2019 - Elsevier
Summary Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the most common
adverse events in patient care, and account for substantial morbidity and mortality. Aim To …

[HTML][HTML] Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial …

N Madani, VD Rosenthal, T Dendane, K Abidi… - International archives of …, 2009 - Springer
Background Most studies related to healthcare-associated infection (HAI) were conducted in
the developed countries. We sought to determine healthcare-associated infection rates …

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 …