ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Occurrence of Surgical Site Infections at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Abuja, Nigeria: A Prospective Observational Study.
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- Prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance of endemic healthcare-associated infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention strategies.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
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- The burden of surgical site infection and associated factors among patients admitted to the surgical ward in resource-limited countries: an institutional-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections among Patients in Referral Hospitals in Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2024Article
- Knowledge, practice, and associated factors towards postoperative wound care among nurses working in public hospitals in Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study in low resource setting area.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of surgical site infections among patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, South West Ethiopia: Prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Bacterial surgical site infection in traumatic patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries: a cross-sectional study.International journal of burns and trauma · 2021Article
- Key Issues Surrounding Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review and the Implications.International journal of general medicine · 2021Review
- Adherence to the guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a Saudi tertiary care hospital.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2020Article
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- Are Invasive Procedures and a Longer Hospital Stay Increasing the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections among the Admitted Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia?Advances in preventive medicine · 2020Article
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- Prevalence of anaerobic bacteria in surgical site infections in Lagos University Teaching Hospital.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequent complications of surgical interventions. Several factors have been identified as major determinants of occurrence of SSIs. The present study determined the occurrence and possible risk factors associated with SSIs at a tertiary healthcare facility in Abuja, Nigeria. All patients scheduled for operation in the hospital during the study period and who consented to participate willingly in the study were observed prospectively for the occurrence of SSI based on criteria stipulated by the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data on sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, surgical procedure and co-morbidity were collected into a pre-tested data collection tool and analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics software v.24. Predictors of SSIs were identified using multivariate logistic regression model and
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