Complicated Odontogenic Infections at 2 District Hospitals in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Cohort Study (DELAY).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficits in global oral health care are paramount, and complications of odontogenic infections constitute a considerable global health problem, particularly in low-income countries. A high mortality rate has been observed for patients who have been admitted with complicated odontogenic infections to our facilities in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, although exact data have not been published yet. Data regarding who in this region is at risk and why are lacking.

Objective

The Dental Abscess Study (DELAY) aims to prospectively investigate morbidity and mortality from complicated dental abscesses and to analyze patients' characteristics and microbial findings to examine predisposing factors for poor outcomes. In particular, the incidence and the clinical and microb

SUBMITTER: Hazenberg HMJL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature