A critical appraisal of COVID-19 as a nosocomial infection: An African perspective
Author
Oladipo, Elijah KolawoleAriyo, Olumuyiwa Elijah
Ibukun, Francis Ifedayo
Osasona, Oluwadamilola Gideon
Akinbodewa, Ayodeji Akinwumi
Abejegah, Chukwuyem
Oloke, Julius Kola
Date
2020-08-20Journal
Pan African Medical JournalPublisher
African Field Epidemiology NetworkType
Article
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The pandemic of Coronavirus disease 19 is not abating since the outbreak began in December 2019. Africa is currently experiencing a surge after an initial low incidence and nosocomial infections could be contributing to this. A dominant factor responsible for this is a weak healthcare system because of many years of neglect due to abysmal budgetary allocation to the sector. The testing capacity for COVID-19 diagnosis in Africa is grossly inadequate coupled with a severe shortage of personal protective equipment and inadequate infectious diseases expert. These factors exposed the frontline health workers and patients to the hazard of nosocomial infection with the attendants´ morbidity and mortality. Deliberate efforts need to be made toward reducing nosocomial COVID-19 infection.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/14127ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.11604/pamj.2020.36.310.25010