Infection control in a small rural hospital in Uganda

Lederer, Wolfgang

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“…Published data on HAI from Sub-Saharan Africa are mainly on outbreaks of nosocomial infection [7][8][9][10][11][12] or are related to problems with various procedures. [13][14] The British national survey protocol 15 have been used in several British hospitals and detailed methodology is available therefore it was selected for this survey. The purpose of this study is to estimate the overall prevalence of HAI and CAI in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.…”

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Nosocomial and Community Acquired Infections in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

Mj¹

2010

West African Journal of Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Nosocomial or hospital acquired infection has been recognized as a serious public health problem in the last twenty years. In most hospitals in Africa-South of the Sahara, although the types of community acquired infections are known, neither the magnitude, nor the common types of nosocomial infections has been documented. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to find the prevalence of hospital and community acquired infections in hospitals, and to estimate the overall prevalence of HAI and CAI in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. METHODS: A one-day prevalence survey of nosocomial and community acquired infection in a tertiary-care hospital in Accra was performed using the 1980 British national protocol and the result was analyzed using computerized gargets. RESULTS: Of the 907 patients on admission (on the day of the study), 61 (6.7%) had hospital-acquired infection and 287 (31.6%) had community acquired infection. The commonest hospital acquired infection was wound infection followed by skin and lower respiratory infections. Of the community infections, the most common cases were lower respiratory and skin infections. Fifty-three percent of all patients were on antimicrobial treatment. Patients on metronidazole were 212 (44%), ampicillin/amoxicillin 199 (41.6%), cloxacillin 163 (34%) and gentamicin 135 (28%). Approximately 20% of patients were on three or more drugs. CONCLUSION: This study has shown that the prevalence of community acquired infections in our hospital is much higher than that from nosocomial infections and that the British national survey protocol can be used in countries with limited resources. WAJM 2009; 28(5): 300-303.Keywords: Nosocomial infection, survey, prevalence, developing country. RÉSUMÉ CONTEXTE: nosocomiales ou infections acquises à l'hôpital a été reconnue comme un grave problème de santé publique dans les vingt dernières années. Dans la plupart des hôpitaux en Afrique au sud du Sahara, bien que les types d'infections acquises dans la collectivité sont connues, ni l'ampleur, ni les types communs d'infections nosocomiales a été documentée. OBJECTIF: Cette étude a été menée pour trouver la prévalence de l'hôpital et la communauté des infections acquises dans les hôpitaux, et d'estimer la prévalence globale de l'HAI et CAI en Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. MÉTHODE: Un questionnaire d'une prévalence du jour de l'infection nosocomiale et communautaire a acquis une infection dans un hôpital de soins tertiaires à Accra a été réalisée en utilisant le protocole de 1980 ressortissant britannique et le résultat a été analysée à l'aide gargets informatisé. RÉSULTATS: Sur les 907 patients à l'admission (le jour de l'étude), 61 (6,7%) avaient des infections nosocomiales et 287 (31,6%) avaient acquises dans la collectivité infection. L'hôpital a acquis l'infection a été plus fréquente infection de la plaie suivie par la peau et les infections pulmonaires. Parmi les infections communautaires, les cas les plus fréquents étaient des voies respiratoires inférieures et les infections

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Nosocomial and Community Acquired Infections in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

Mj¹

2010

West African Journal of Medicine

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“…Raising awareness/education in HCWs is therefore an essential part of what is needed to improve hand hygiene practice compliance and control HAIs in hospitals in Uganda. 13 A rapid review of the literature on best hand hygiene practice was undertaken to define the audit criteria used in the project. The WHO's 'five moments for hand hygiene' approach emerged as a useful evidence-based standard for HCW hand hygiene practice and informed the audit criteria.…”

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Health care worker hand hygiene in the pediatric special care unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda

Muhumuza

Gomersall

Fredrick

et al. 2015

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

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The project provides another example of how audit can be used as a tool to improve health practice, even in a low-resource setting. At the same time, it showed how difficult it is to achieve compliance with best hand hygiene practice in a low-resource hospital. The project highlights the importance of continued education/awareness raising on the importance of good hand hygiene practice as well as investment in infrastructure and cleaning supplies for achieving and sustaining good hand hygiene among workers in a low-resource hospital setting. A key contribution of the project was the legacy it left in the form of knowledge about how to use audit and feedback as a tool to promote the best practice. A similar project has been implemented in the maternity ward at the hospital and further audits are planned.

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Incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in a medical intensive care unit and general medical ward patients in a public hospital in Bombay, India

Merchant¹,

Karnad²,

Kanbur³

1998

Journal of Hospital Infection

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Infection control in a small rural hospital in Uganda

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Nosocomial and Community Acquired Infections in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

Nosocomial and Community Acquired Infections in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

Health care worker hand hygiene in the pediatric special care unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda

Incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in a medical intensive care unit and general medical ward patients in a public hospital in Bombay, India

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