Risk and outcomes of healthcare-associated infections in three hospitals in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2022: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the most common adverse events in healthcare and represent a major public health problem. The present study was conducted to analyze the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of HAIs through active surveillance in three hospitals in the city of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Methods

A prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study was conducted from May 1 to November 30, 2022, in two district hospitals (Do and Dafra) and the Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital (CHUSS), Burkina Faso. Consenting patients hospitalized for reasons other than infection, cancer, immunosuppression in the postoperative care ward of Do or of Dafra district hospitals, intensive care unit (ICU)/CHUSS, neonatal ward/CHUSS, and gynecology and obstetric

SUBMITTER: Hema A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11828398 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature