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Newest firstBackgroundHealthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a significant patient safety challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) practice remain prevalent. Nursing and midwifery students are particularly vulnerable during clinical training, yet evidence on their IPC knowledge and compliance in Ghana is limited. ObjectiveTo assess the knowledge of nosocomial infections…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundHealthcare-associated infections pose a major burden to neonatal health worldwide and remain difficult to track in low-resource hospitals because patient movement data and pathogen genomic data are rarely integrated into actionable transmission models. Existing approaches are often restricted to specific settings, highly structured electronic health records (EHRs), or analyses focused on either patient m…
BackgroundAsymptomatic screening and contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) has been used to prevent transmission to other patients. However, the benefits are unclear due to differences in screening, challenges with accurately measuring transmission, and confounders when using clinical infections as an outcome measure. We aimed to compare the impact of different screening strategies on MDRO t…
Introduction/Objectives: The global population continually faces pathogenic threats from multiple outbreaks annually. These outbreaks may challenge healthcare facilities (HF) capacity to provide care while maintaining patients and health workers safety. Effective infection prevention and control measures are the cornerstone to mitigating and controlling public health events. This study validates the World Health O…
BackgroundHospital-acquired infections (HAIs) represent a significant global health concern, contributing to high rates of morbidity and mortality. Globally, bacterial contamination of hospital surfaces and equipment has been identified as a critical pathway for the transmission of nosocomial infections. Despite its significance, the extent of surface and equipment contamination in pediatric wards at Kilimanjaro C…
Open article record in new tab ↗The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in health systems abilities to detect, report, and respond to threats. Inadequate preparedness led to healthcare worker infections (HCW), essential service disruptions, and impacts on communities. Primary health care (PHC) is often overlooked in health security initiatives. Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) is an initiative that strengthens PHC facilities to p…
Open article record in new tab ↗Primary healthcare (PHC) is the first point of contact with communities and essential for epidemic preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in PHC resilience. Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) was designed to bridge these gaps by strengthening PHC to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks while maintaining essential services. An ERPHC pilot was initiated in December 2023 in 654 PHC facilities a…
BackgroundGood hand hygiene compliance amongst healthcare workers is critical for patient safety and plays a central role in preventing healthcare-associated infections. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a multimodal strategy to improve healthcare worker hand hygiene. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy in a middle-income country using a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. Meth…
IntroductionDespite global and national efforts in place for the prevention and control of Hepatitis B, there remains a gap in access to hepatitis B prevention services such as testing and vaccination. Nonetheless, there is limited evidence of the geospatial distribution of Hepatitis B services. This study established the geospatial distribution of HBV vaccination services in Wakiso District, Uganda. Materials and…
BackgroundThere is a high risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) transmission in healthcare facilities in high burden settings. Recent World Health Organization guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control (IPC) recommend a range of measures to reduce transmission in healthcare and institutional settings. These were evaluated primarily based on evidence for their effects on transmission to healthc…
BackgroundWorking under pandemic conditions exposes health care workers (HCWs) to infection risk and psychological strain. Protecting the physical and psychological health of HCWs is a key priority. This study assessed the perceptions of European hospital HCWs of local infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on their emotional wellbeing. MethodsWe performed two…
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