Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Abstract Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common post-operative complication causing significant morbidity and mortality. Many SSI occur after discharge from hospital. Post-discharge SSI surveillance in low and middle income countries needs to be improved. Methodology We conducted an ob...

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Main Authors: Boniface Nguhuni, Pasquale De Nardo, Elisa Gentilotti, Zainab Chaula, Caroline Damian, Paola Mencarini, Emanuele Nicastri, Arnold Fulment, Alessandro Piscini, Francesco Vairo, Alexander M. Aiken, Giuseppe Ippolito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Caesarean section
Surgical site infection
Post-discharge surveillance
Phone call interview
Resource limited settings
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0205-0

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