Extra-intestinal salmonellosis in a tertiary care centre in South India.

Background And Objectives: Extra-intestinal salmonellosis is associated with higher case fatality and is underestimated in the developing countries like India. Here we present a case series of bacteriologically proven extra-intestinal salmonellosis managed at our institute over the past two years.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of bacteriologically proven extra-intestinal salmonellosis over two years between January 2020 to December 2021 was carried out.

Hand Hygiene Auditing: Is It a Roadway to Improve Adherence to Hand Hygiene Among Hospital Personnel?

Background Over the years, there has been an increase in hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) among patients in India. One of the main reasons is a lack of compliance with infection control guidelines, such as hand hygiene. So the present study was conducted to determine the compliance of hand hygiene among healthcare workers in a private tertiary care teaching hospital in South India.