Open AccessHospital-acquired infections in a Nigerian tertiary health facility: An audit of surveillance reports
Author(s) -
Olusoji Mayowa Ige,
AA Adesanmi,
MC Asuzu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.93796
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , infection control , medical record , audit , health facility , urinary system , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , emergency medicine , surgery , environmental health , population , antibiotics , health services , physics , management , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology
Hitherto efforts to implement data driven prevention guidelines for hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in Nigeria have been limited by the inadequate knowledge of the risks of these infections. This study evaluated the occurrence of HAI in a foremost tertiary health facility over a 5-year period for the purpose of reinforcing control efforts.