2018
Perceptions of HIV transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers and community members in Rwanda
Kambutse I, Igiraneza G, Ogbuagu O. Perceptions of HIV transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers and community members in Rwanda. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0207650. PMID: 30475841, PMCID: PMC6261021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKigali University Teaching HospitalPre-exposure prophylaxisNew HIV infectionsHealth care workersHIV infectionHIV transmissionHealth facilitiesCare workersUniversity Teaching HospitalService delivery barriersMultiple community sitesSafer sex practicesPrEP implementationHIV testingHealthcare workersSmoking cigarettesTeaching hospitalMosquito bitesPrevention servicesHIVNew infectionsHealthcare providersHealthcare professionalsPrEPSex practices
2016
Five-Year Antimicrobial Susceptibility Trends Among Bacterial Isolates from a Tertiary Health-Care Facility in Kigali, Rwanda.
Carroll M, Rangaiahagari A, Musabeyezu E, Singer D, Ogbuagu O. Five-Year Antimicrobial Susceptibility Trends Among Bacterial Isolates from a Tertiary Health-Care Facility in Kigali, Rwanda. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 95: 1277-1283. PMID: 27799637, PMCID: PMC5154439, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProper infection control practicesTertiary health care facilityEnterococcus speciesAntimicrobial resistanceInfection control practicesKing Faisal HospitalGlobal public health threatKlebsiella spp.Acinetobacter spp.Health care facilitiesS. aureusPublic health threatAntimicrobial susceptibility resultsAntimicrobial susceptibility trendsNegative bacteriaAntimicrobial stewardshipAntibiotic susceptibilitySpp.Vancomycin susceptibilityClinical specimensAntimicrobial susceptibilityCommon bacteriaPositive pathogensSusceptibility trendsImipenem
2014
SEQUENTIAL LOW COST INTERVENTIONS DOUBLE HAND HYGIENE RATES AMONG MEDICAL TEAMS IN A RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING. RESULTS OF A HAND HYGIENE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONDUCTED AT UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL OF KIGALI (CHUK), KIGALI, RWANDA.
Manzi O, Ogbuagu O. SEQUENTIAL LOW COST INTERVENTIONS DOUBLE HAND HYGIENE RATES AMONG MEDICAL TEAMS IN A RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING. RESULTS OF A HAND HYGIENE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONDUCTED AT UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL OF KIGALI (CHUK), KIGALI, RWANDA. East African Medical Journal 2014, 91: 44-9. PMID: 26859019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversity Teaching HospitalLow-cost interventionMedical teamTeaching hospitalProspective observational studyHand hygiene opportunitiesPearson's chi-square testPost-intervention ratesHand hygiene practicesResource limited settingsNon-significant increaseChi-square testHand hygiene ratesMorning wardMedical wardsConsultant physiciansObservational studyStudy interventionHand hygieneWeek 2Square testLimited settingsWeek twoHygiene practicesWards