Albanus Mutisya, Miriam Wagoro, Daniel Nzengya, Joan Edwards, Molly Secor-Turner
Nursing and midwifery research priorities for Kenya: Results from a national Delphi survey
International nursing review
catheterassociated urinary tract infections cautis account majority deviceassociated healthcareacquired infections significant morbidity mortality worldwide developing countries limited resources burden cauti substantial burden owing lack wellorganized infection prevention control although studies african countries magnitude cauti inconsistent therefore systematic review metaanalysis aimed determine pooled prevalence cauti africa identify pathogens involved systematic review articles different databases search engines medlinepubmed google scholar science direct african journal online systematically searched identify potential studies data extracted microsoft excel spreadsheet analyzed using stata 170 pooled prevalence cauti estimated using random effects model inverse variance used assess statistical heterogeneity across studies eggers tests performed identify possible publication bias systematic review metaanalysis incorporated twenty studies revealing pooled prevalence cauti 4328 gramnegative bacteria leading cause cauti accounts 829 escherichia coli 4506 frequent gramnegative bacterial isolate involved cauti followed klebsiella spp 2417 staphylococcus aureus predominant grampositive bacterial isolate accounting 5324 grampositive associated cases cauti conclusion high prevalence cauti africa underlines pressing healthcare challenge addressing issue requires concerted effort encompassing health education infection prevention measures resource allocation collaborative initiatives enhance patient safety mitigate impact cauti healthcare systems region prolonged catheterization increases risk infection catheters used proper indications removed promptly longer needed