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Compliance with focused antenatal care services: do health workers in rural Burkina Faso, Uganda and Tanzania perform all ANC procedures? [PDF]

, 2012
\ud \ud To assess health workers' compliance with the procedures set in the focused antenatal care (ANC) guidelines in rural Uganda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso; to compare the compliance within and among the three study sites; and to appraise the logistic
Anya, Bhatia, Bloom, Boller, Brabin, Campbell, Carroli, Coetzee, Duley, Gloyd, Hogan, Idowu, Khan, Marchant, McDermott, McDonagh, Meda, Mendoza, Miaffo, Mwaniki, Osungbade, Pandit, Pembe, Rooney, Rosenberg, Sarker, Starrs, Steer, Steer, Urassa, Urassa, Villar, von Both, von Dadelszen, Walsh, Watson-Jones, WHO, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, & The World Bank   +37 more
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Healthcare workers’ level of adherence to infection prevention and control and its impact on puerperal and neonatal sepsis among delivering women and neonates in Central Tanzania: a protocol for a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Delivering women and neonates are at a great risk of acquiring infections due to a lack of adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC), a low level of immunity and extended exposure to care procedures that can lead to infections ...
Laura Edward Marandu, Golden Mwakibo Masika   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Puerperal sepsis, the leading cause of maternal deaths at a Tertiary University Teaching Hospital in Uganda. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2016
Ngonzi J, Tornes YF, Mukasa PK, Salongo W, Kabakyenga J, Sezalio M, Wouters K, Jacqueym Y, Van Geertruyden JP.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Causal association between thyroid dysfunction and sepsis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundThe causal association between thyroid dysfunction (including hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism) and sepsis is controversial in previous studies.
Junbin Hong, Lian Zhang, Yanni Lai, Xinying Chen, Xinying Chen, Yiting Chen, Yiting Chen, Jinghua Yang, Jinghua Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes and management of pregnancy and puerperal group A streptococcal infections: A systematic review

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023
Introduction Group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) is one of the most lethal bacterial pathogens of humans, with increased risk of progression to septic shock and multiorgan failure in the pregnant population.
Kristin Harris, Leslie K. Proctor, Shiri Shinar, Eleni Philippopoulos, Mark H. Yudin, Kellie E. Murphy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preterm meconium‐stained amniotic fluid: A red flag for infection and adverse perinatal outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Meconium‐stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is uncommon in preterm deliveries and raises concerns about maternal and neonatal infectious risks. We aimed to evaluate maternal, perinatal, and microbiological outcomes in preterm deliveries complicated by MSAF compared to clear amniotic fluid (AF) and to assess outcomes in preterm versus term
Raneen Abu Shqara, Neta Hoffman, Lior Lowenstein, Maya Frank Wolf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A maternity unit in Gozo a hundred years ago [PDF]

, 1995
The present paper reviews the hospital confinements which occurred at Victoria Hospital in Gozo during the period 1876-1893. These hospital confinements are shown to have been generally restricted to needy women from the lower socio-economic strata.
Savona-Ventura, Charles
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Using artificial intelligence as a technological gynecologic and obstetric health: A narrative literature review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal mortality remains a critical global public health issue, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income settings where failures in surveillance, early diagnosis, and clinical decision making compromise obstetric care. In this context, the present study aimed to critically review the scientific literature on the use of artificial intelligence (
Gustavo Gonçalves dos Santos
wiley   +1 more source

A case of idiosyncratic drug‐induced agranulocytosis because of sulbactam/ampicillin

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
We report a case of agranulocytosis caused by sulbactam/ampicillin. During antimicrobial therapy, close monitoring of total white blood cell counts is essential. Abstract Idiosyncratic drug‐induced agranulocytosis is a rare but life‐threatening condition that requires immediate medical intervention.
Kazuya Toda, Kaku Kuroda, Moe Kuroda, Kota Kawai, Yukihiro Sato   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perfil epidemiológico e clínico de pacientes admitidas com diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma UTI obstétrica no Nordeste do Brasil Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients admitted at an obstetrical ICU with diagnosis of puerperal pelvic sepsis in Northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2010
OBJETIVOS: descrever o perfil epidemiológico e clínico das pacientes admitidas com o diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma Unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) obstétrica.
Euclides Dias Martins Filho, Alan Chaves dos Santos, Renato Stênio Torres Rodrigues Junior, Luis Adeodato, Isabela Coutinho, Leila Katz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source