Patterns and outcomes of health-care associated infections in the medical wards at Bugando medical centre: a longitudinal cohort study.

Background: The burden of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains underestimated due to diagnostic complexity and lack of quality surveillance systems. We designed this study to determine clinical diagnosis, laboratory-confirmed, associated factors and risks of HCAIs.

Methods: This hospital-based longitudinal cohort study was conducted between March and June 2022 among adults (≥ 18 years) admitted in medical wards at BMC in Mwanza, Tanzania.