Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Allegranzi, SB Nejad, C Combescure, W Graafmans… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient
care worldwide, but few data are available from the developing world. We aimed to assess …

The burden of healthcare-associated infections in Southeast Asia: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

ML Ling, A Apisarnthanarak… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the burden of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs) in Southeast Asia was performed on 41 studies out of the initially identified …

Antibiotic use and emerging resistance: how can resource-limited countries turn the tide?

LM Bebell, AN Muiru - Global heart, 2014 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is a global crisis driven by appropriate and inappropriate antibiotic use
to treat human illness and promote animal growth. The antimicrobial resistance epidemic …

Superhydrophobic surfaces to combat bacterial surface colonization

D Ashok, S Cheeseman, Y Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent COVID‐19 pandemic and the accelerating rise of deaths associated with
antibiotic‐resistant bacterial strains have highlighted the global health and economic threats …

[HTML][HTML] The incidence and distribution of surgical site infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis of 84 prospective observational studies

Y Fan, Z Wei, W Wang, L Tan, H Jiang, L Tian, Y Cao… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common surgical complications in the world,
particularly in developing countries. This study aimed to estimate the incidence and …

Patient safety and quality of care in developing countries in Southeast Asia: a systematic literature review

R Harrison, AWS Cohen… - International Journal for …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective To establish current knowledge of patient safety and quality of care in developing
countries in Southeast Asia, current interventions and the knowledge gaps. Study design …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of treatment results of emergency versus elective surgery in colorectal cancer patients

B Bayar, KB Yılmaz, M Akıncı, A Şahin… - Turkish Journal of …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Colorectal cancer is still one of the most common causes of cancer related deaths
in the world despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment modalities, and application of …

A prospective study of surgical site infections in a teaching hospital in Goa

US Kamat, AMA Fereirra, MS Kulkarni… - Indian Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Surgical Site Infections contribute significantly to increased health care
costs in terms of prolonged hospital stay and lost work days. The problem was largely …

Incidence of and risk factors for surgical-site infections in a Peruvian hospital

K Hernandez, E Ramos, C Seas… - Infection Control & …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Objective: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for surgical-site infections (SSIs)
after abdominal surgery. Design: A cohort study was conducted from January to June 1998 …

Surgical site infection in children: prospective analysis of the burden and risk factors in a sub-Saharan African setting

EA Ameh, PM Mshelbwala, AA Nasir, CS Lukong… - Surgical …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) add substantially to the morbidity of surgical
patients. Our hypothesis was that the SSI rate is high in our setting, but there were no data …