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Infectious disease exposures and outbreaks at a South African neonatal unit with review of neonatal outbreak epidemiology in Africa by Dramowski, A, Aucamp, M, Bekker, A, Mehtar, S

“…Highlights • Outbreaks in hospitalized South African neonates are frequent but under-reported. • Thirteen outbreaks were documented, affecting 148 babies over…”
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) in a pandemic : approaches to PPE preservation for South African healthcare facilities by Dramowski, A., le Roux, C.

“…Personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19 infection, but the pandemic has disrupted supply chains globally and…”
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Transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria from colonized mothers to their infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bulabula, A.N.H., Dramowski, A., Mehtar, S.

“…Neonatal sepsis remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Maternal bacterial colonization plays a major role in transmission to the infant, with potential…”
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Paediatric antimicrobial use at a South African hospital by Koopmans, L.R., Finlayson, H., Whitelaw, A., Decloedt, E.H., Dramowski, A.

“…Data on antimicrobial use among hospitalized children in Africa are very limited due to the absence of electronic prescription tracking. This study evaluated…”
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Horizontal HIV transmission to children of HIV-uninfected mothers: A case series and review of the global literature by Myburgh, D., Rabie, H., Slogrove, A.L., Edson, C., Cotton, M.F., Dramowski, A.

“…•Vertical transmission of HIV is the predominant mode of HIV transmission to children.•Horizontal, non-sexual transmission of HIV to children can occur via…”
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Role of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in children: a systematic review by Araujo da Silva, A.R., Albernaz de Almeida Dias, D.C., Marques, A.F., Biscaia di Biase, C., Murni, I.K., Dramowski, A., Sharland, M., Huebner, J., Zingg, W.

“…The United Nations and the World Health Organization have designated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a major health priority and developed action plans to…”
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Rectal colonization with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: Prevalence and risk factors among pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa by Bulabula, A.N., Dramowski, A., Mehtar, S.

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Hospital environmental contamination and colonization of hospitalized peripartum women and neonates with antimicrobial resistance genes by Bulabula, A.N., Mehtar, S., Dramowski, A.

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Burden, spectrum and impact of healthcare-associated infection at a South African children’s hospital by Dramowski, Angela, Whitelaw, Andrew, Cotton, Mark F

“…Abstract Introduction In most African countries the burden, spectrum and impact of paediatric healthcare-associated infections (HAI), and the effect of HIV…”
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Surveillance of healthcare-associated infection in hospitalised South African children : which method performs best? by Cotton, M.F., Whitelaw, A., Dramowski, A.

“…Background. In 2012, the South African (SA) National Department of Health mandated surveillance of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), but made no…”
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Neonatal and paediatric bloodstream infections : pathogens, antimicrobial resistance patterns and prescribing practice at Khayelitsha District Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa by Rabie, H., Crichton, H., O’Connell, N., Whitelaw, A.C., Dramowski, A.

“…Background. The epidemiology of neonatal and paediatric community-acquired and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (BSI) at South African (SA)…”
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Hospital-based evaluation of tuberculosis-exposed neonates: An approach to complement the South African national guidance by van der Westhuizen, A, Dramowski, A, Schaaf, H S, Groenewald, M, Bekker, A

“…The South African National Department of Health published updated guidelines in 2019 for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of communicable…”
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NeoCLEAN: a multimodal strategy to enhance environmental cleaning in a resource-limited neonatal unit by Dramowski, A, Aucamp, M, Bekker, A, Pillay, S, Moloto, K, Whitelaw, A C, Cotton, M F, Coffin, S

“…Contamination of the hospital environment contributes to neonatal bacterial colonization and infection. Cleaning of hospital surfaces and equipment is seldom…”
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National Neonatal Sepsis Task Force launch : supporting infection prevention and surveillance, outbreak investigation and antimicrobial stewardship in neonatal units in South Africa by Rhoda, N.R., Finlayson, H., Perovic, O., Bekker, A., Reubenson, G., Govender, N.P., Duse, A., Velaphi, S., Dramowski, A.

“…Despite a substantial decline in childhood mortality rates in South Africa (SA), progress in neonatal mortality reduction has been much slower. Severe…”
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Central-line-associated bloodstream infections in a resource-limited South African neonatal intensive care unit by Jenkins, A., Geldenhuys, C., Bekker, A, Dramowski, A.

“…Background. The rate of central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in South African (SA) public sector neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is…”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes of COVID-19 in a high-risk pregnant cohort with and without HIV by De Waard, L, Langenegger, E, Erasmus, K, van der Merwe, T, Olivier, S E, du Toit, N, Paulsen, C, Nkangana, N, van Niekerk, M, Moodley, A, Schell, S, Taljaard, J, Botha, M H, Dramowski, A, Cluver, C A, Bekker, A

“…Background The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women living with HIV (PLHIV) has not been described previously.Objectives To describe the clinical…”
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A framework for preventing healthcare-associated infection in neonates and children in South Africa by Cotton, M.F, Whitelaw, A, Dramowski, A

“…Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a frequent and serious complication affecting 4 - 8% of hospitalised children and neonates in high-income countries…”
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Tuberculosis transmission in a hospitalised neonate : need for optimised tuberculosis screening of pregnant and postpartum women by Dramowski, A, Wates, M.A, Schaaf, H.S, Zenhäusern, J, Bekker, A

“…A recent fatal case of confirmed nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) transmission to a neonate in a kangaroo mother care (KMC) unit highlighted the infection risk to…”
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Healthcare-associated infections in paediatric and neonatal wards : a point prevalence survey at four South African hospitals by Wates, M., Dramowski, A., von Delft, E., Olivier, C., O’Connell, N., Kunneke, H.

“…Background. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cause substantial morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. The prevalence of neonatal/paediatric HAI at…”
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Most international guidelines on prevention of healthcare-associated infection lack comprehensive recommendations for neonates and children by Araujo da Silva, A.R, Zingg, W, Dramowski, A, Bielicki, J.A, Sharland, M

“…Summary International infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines provide standardized recommendations for healthcare-associated infection (HCAI)…”
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