Sulaiman Lakoh, Le Yi, James B W Russell, Juling Zhang, Stephen Sevalie, Yongkun Zhao, Joseph Sam Kanu, Peng Liu, Sarah K Conteh, Christine Ellen Elleanor Williams, Umu Barrie, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Darlinda F Jiba, Matilda N Kamara, Daniel Sesay, Gibrilla F Deen, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor, George A Yendewa, Xuejun Guo, Emmanuel Firima
OBJECTIVE: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are common worldwide, but due to limited resources, its actual burden in low-income countries is unknown. Currently, there are gaps in knowledge about CAUTI due to lack of surveillance activities in Sierra Leone. In this prospective cohort study, we aimed to determine the incidence of CAUTI and associated antibiotic resistance in two tertiary hospitals in different regions of Sierra Leone. RESULTS: The mean age of the 459 recruited patients was 48...
October 31, 2023: BMC Research Notes