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Prevalence of healthcare-associated infection at a tertiary hospital in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 60 , issue 5 , 2018 , pages: 162–167

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2018.1487211

Author(s): A Nair Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , WJ Steinberg Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , T Habib Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , H Saeed Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , JE Raubenheimer Department of Biostatistics, South Africa

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections , infection control , Kimberley , pointprevalence , risk

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Abstract

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a well-known public health threat; however, published data on the endemic burden of HCAIs in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of primary bloodstream infection (PBSI), surgical site infection (SSI), lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and urinary tract infection (UTI) at Kimberley Hospital Complex (KHC), Northern Cape.

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