Incidence and risk factors for hospital-acquired infection among paediatric patients in a teaching hospital: a prospective study in southeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In order to maximise the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance, data on the incidence of HAIs are crucial. In Ethiopia, data about the occurrence of HAIs among hospitalised paediatric patients are lacking. We aim to determine the incidence and risk factors of HAIs among paediatric patients in Ethiopia.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

A teaching hospital in southeast Ethiopia.

Participants

448 hospitalised paediatric patients admitted between 1 November 2018 and 30 June 2019.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Incidence and risk factors of hospital-acquired infections.

Results

A total of 448 paediatric patients were followed for 3227 patient days. The median age of the patients was

SUBMITTER: Sahiledengle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7747586 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature