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The burden of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in two geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare and community settings in West Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance of endemic healthcare-associated infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and determinants of microbiologically unconfirmed healthcare-associated infections among hospitalized patients in Western Sierra Leone, 2024: a point prevalence survey.Infection prevention in practice · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Species Causing Orthopaedic Surgical Site Infections at a National Trauma Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Antibiotic use and consumption among medical patients of two hospitals in Sierra Leone: a descriptive report.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Antibiotic use and consumption in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A baseline report of prescription stewardship in outpatient clinics of three tertiary hospitals.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Sierra Leone: A Report of the Experience of a Low-Income Country in West Africa.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A case for routine microbial diagnostics: Results from antimicrobial susceptibility testing in post-traumatic wound infections at a Ugandan tertiary care hospital.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Despite the prolongation of hospitalization, increase in morbidity, mortality and cost of care associated with both surgical site infections (SSIs) and antibiotic resistance, there are limited data on SSIs and antibiotic resistance to guide prevention strategies in Sierra Leone. This study assessed the burden of SSIs and related antibiotic resistance in the 34 Military Hospital (MH) and Makeni Government Hospital (MGH) located in two geographic regions of Sierra Leone using a prospective study design to collect data from adults aged 18 years or older. Of the 417 patients, 233 (55.9%) were enrolled in MGH. Most were women 294 (70.5%). The incidence rate of SSI was 5.5 per 1000 patient-days, and the cumulative incidence of SSI was 8.2%. Common bacteria isolated in MH were
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