ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021
Improving sepsis care in Africa: an opportunity for change?
Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Predictors of ICU mortality in septic patients in a resource-limited African setting: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Lubumbashi, DRC.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2026Article
- Evaluation of nurses' knowledge and practice regarding sepsis management: "A case study of adult ICU/HDU setting at CHUK".BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial resistance in sepsis cases in intensive care units in Lubumbashi: challenges and perspectives.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2025Article
- Paving the Way for NLRP3 Inflammasome Inactivation Using ADAM10 and Alpha-Hemolysin: AnACS omega · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Death at 30 Days and Evaluation of Clinical Risk Scores Among Patients With Cancer Admitted With Postchemotherapy Infection in Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The Impact of Pathogens on Sepsis Prevalence and Outcome.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Strengthening clinical bacteriology laboratory diagnostics to combat sepsis and antimicrobial resistance in Benin: a train-the-trainer approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacterales bloodstream infections at eight sub-Saharan African hospitals (MBIRA): a prospective cohort study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Recognising Sepsis as a Health Priority in Sub-Saharan African Country: Learning Lessons from Engagement with Gabon's Health Policy Stakeholders.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Sepsis is common and represents a major public health burden with significant associated morbidity and mortality. However, despite substantial advances in sepsis recognition and management in well-resourced health systems, there remains a distinct lack of research into sepsis in Africa. The lack of evidence affects all levels of healthcare delivery from individual patient management to strategic planning at health-system level. This is particular pertinent as African countries experience some of the highest global burden of sepsis. The 2017 World Health Assembly resolution on sepsis and the creation of the Africa Sepsis Alliance provided an opportunity for change. However, progress so far has been frustratingly slow. The recurrent Ebola virus disease outbreaks and the COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent further reinforce the need for urgent healthcare system strengthening. We recommend that African countries develop national action plans for sepsis which should address the needs of all critically ill patients.
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