Implementing a combined infection prevention and control with antimicrobial stewardship joint program to prevent caesarean section surgical site infections and antimicrobial resistance: a Tanzanian tertiary hospital experience

Implementing a combined infection prevention and control with antimicrobial stewardship joint program to prevent caesarean section surgical site infections and antimicrobial resistance: a Tanzanian tertiary hospital experience

Abstract Background Surgical site infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after caesarean section, especially in Low and Middle Income Countries. We hypothesized that a combined infection prevention and control with antimicrobial stewardship joint program would decrease the rate of...

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Main Authors: Elisa Gentilotti, Pasquale De Nardo, Boniface Nguhuni, Alessandro Piscini, Caroline Damian, Francesco Vairo, Zainab Chaula, Paola Mencarini, Peter Torokaa, Alimuddin Zumla, Emanuele Nicastri, Giuseppe Ippolito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Caesarean section
Surgical site infection
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial stewardship
Resource-limited settings
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00740-7

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