Prevalence and distribution of surgical site infection in Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
The study provides insight into the prevalence and distribution of surgical site infections at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, highlighting the most affected age groups, types of surgeries, and commonly isolated pathogens. These findings underscore the need for strengthened infection prevention strategies and improved surgical care practices to reduce the incidence of SSIs.
Authors
- Martin Tangnaa Morna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-6215)
- Kojo Bawuah Afran-Okese
- Emmanuel Kobina Tabi Asidel-Asiedu
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11964-6
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00