Publications by authors named "Basilice Obama"

Background: Increasing nosocomial infections during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported. However, data describing peripheral venous catheter associated bloodstream infections (PVC-BSI) are limited.

Aims: To describe the epidemiology and risk factors for PVC-BSI during the COVID-19 pandemic.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: The increasing resistance of Enterobacterales to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a major public health concern. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies to estimate the carriage prevalence of Enterobacterales not susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins or carbapenems among paediatric populations in SSA.

Methods: We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and cohort studies to estimate the prevalence of childhood (0-18 years old) carriage of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCR-E) or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in SSA.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Studies indicate a rise in bloodstream infections (BSIs) linked to central venous catheters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Research in Switzerland reveals that the incidence of peripheral venous catheter (PVC) BSIs significantly increased in 2021-2022 compared to 2020.
  • The findings highlight the need to recognize and monitor PVC-associated BSIs in healthcare surveillance systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Notice

Message: fwrite(): Write of 34 bytes failed with errno=28 No space left on device

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 272

Backtrace:

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_write_close(): Failed to write session data using user defined save handler. (session.save_path: /var/lib/php/sessions)

Filename: Unknown

Line Number: 0

Backtrace: