Background: Sepsis is the leading cause of maternal death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that sees some of the highest rates of maternal death and morbidity in the world. As one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in SSA and a proved risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI), cesarean section (CS) is an important operation to target because of its massive impact on maternal and neonatal health. There is currently insufficient published data available on the patient and facility-based context around SSI after CS to establish a true and clear understanding of this infectious category. The objective of this study was to collect accurate and valid data on the incidence of SSI after CS and the circumstances around SSI in two Kenyan hospitals.

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剖宫产后手术部位感染抗菌药物预防时机的前瞻性队列研究。

背景：脓毒症是撒哈拉以南非洲地区（SSA）孕产妇死亡的主要原因，该地区是世界上孕产妇死亡和发病率最高的地区。剖宫产术作为SSA中最常用的外科手术之一，并且是手术部位感染（SSI）的公认危险因素，由于剖宫产术对产妇和新生儿健康有重大影响，因此剖宫产术（CS）是针对性的重要手术。在CS后，目前尚无足够的关于SSI周围基于患者和设施的环境的公开数据，无法建立对这一传染性类别的真实和清晰的了解。这项研究的目的是收集肯尼亚的两家医院中CS后SSI发生率以及SSI周围情况的准确和有效数据。