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Knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship among staff at a national cancer referral center in Uganda
Objectives: As access to cancer care has improved throughout sub-Saharan Africa, treatment-associated infections have increased. Assessing healthcare worker knowledge of …
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High levels of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: Implications for hospital-based antibiotic stewardship in Sierra Leone
Objective: Despite the impact of inappropriate prescribing on antibiotic resistance, data on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. …
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Blood Culture Testing Outcomes among Non-Malarial Febrile Children at Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Sites in Uganda
Background: Globally, Antimicrobial Resistance is a growing threat to global health security and economic development. Due to multidrug resistance, bloodstream …
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A retrospective analysis of community-onset bloodstream infections at a tertiary-care academic hospital in South Africa. Are current empiric antimicrobial practices appropriate?
Abstract Background: Community-onset bloodstream infection (CO-BSI) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Knowledge of locally prevalent pathogens and antimicrobial …
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Current practices and evaluation of barriers and facilitators to surgical site infection prevention measures in Jimma, Ethiopia
Objective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) greatly burden healthcare systems around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We sought …