%0 Journal Article %T A systematic review of healthcare-associated infections in Africa: An antimicrobial resistance perspective %A Aaron O. Aboderin %A Adewale A. Amupitan %A Emmanuel O. Irek %A Temitope O. Obadare %J Archive of "African Journal of Laboratory Medicine". %D 2018 %R 10.4102/ajlm.v7i2.796 %X Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is a global health challenge, not only as an issue of patient safety but also as a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality with economic consequences %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296034/