ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2023
Patterns and outcomes of health-care associated infections in the medical wards at Bugando medical centre: a longitudinal cohort study.
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Infection Prevention Among Healthcare Professionals and Their Predictors at a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge on CLABSI Prevention Strategies and Associated Factors Among ICU Nurses in Dar es Salaam.The East African health research journal · 2025Article
- Nursing Students' Perceptions of a Novel Education Approach to Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Insights from PrevInf Pilot Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
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backgroundThe burden of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains underestimated due to diagnostic complexity and lack of quality surveillance systems. We designed this study to determine clinical diagnosis, laboratory-confirmed, associated factors and risks of HCAIs.
methodsThis hospital-based longitudinal cohort study was conducted between March and June 2022 among adults (≥ 18 years) admitted in medical wards at BMC in Mwanza, Tanzania. Patients who were negative for HCAIs by clinical evaluations and laboratory investigations during admission were enrolled and followed-up until discharge or death. Clinical samples were collected from patients with clinical diagnosis of HCAIs for conventional culture and antimicrobial sensitivity testing.
resultsA total of 350 adult patients with a median [IQR] age of 54 [38-68] years were enrolled in the study. Males accounted for 54.6% (n = 191). The prevalence of clinically diagnosed HCAIs was 8.6% (30/350) of which 26.7% (8/30) had laboratory-confirmed HCAIs by a positive culture. Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (43.3%; 13/30) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (36.7%; 11/30) were the most common HCAIs. Older age was the only factor associated with development of HCAIs [mean (± SD); [95%CI]: 58.9(± 12.5); [54.2-63.5] vs. 51.5(± 19.1); [49.4-53.6] years; p = 0.0391) and HCAIs increased the length of hospital stay [mean (± SD); [95%CI]: 13.8 (± 3.4); [12.5-15.1] vs. 4.5 (± 1.7); [4.3-4.7] days; p < 0.0001].
conclusionWe observed a low prevalence of HCAIs among adult patients admitted to medical wards in our setting. Central-line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections are common HCAIs. Significantly, older patients are at higher risk of acquiring HCAIs as well as patients with HCAIs had long duration of hospital stays.
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