Antibiotic use and consumption in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A baseline report of prescription stewardship in outpatient clinics of three tertiary hospitals

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, John-Cole, Valerie, Luke, Ronita D.C., Bell, Nellie, Russell, James B.W., Mustapha, Ayeshatu, Barrie, Umu, Abiri, Onome T., Coker, Joshua M., Kamara, Matilda N., Coker, Freddie J., Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Fofanah, Bobson Derrick, Jiba, Darlinda F., Adeniji, Adetunji O., Kenneh, Sartie, Deen, Gibrilla F., Moon, Troy D., Yendewa, George A., Firima, Emmanuel

Source: In IJID Regions June 2023 7:43-51

Post-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, nationally representative, follow-up serosurvey.

Authors: Chitre, Smit, Barrie, Mohamed Bailor, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Conteh, Theophilus S., Bayoh, Mohamed, Kamara, Matilda N., Bangura, Haja Fatmata, Lascher, Jonathan S., Frankfurter, Raphael, Goldberg, Sarah A., Glidden, David V., Kelly, J. Daniel, Lakoh, Sulaiman, Richardson, Eugene T.

Source: PLoS Global Public Health; 4/16/2025, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p1-11, 11p

Impact of COVID-19 on the Utilization of HIV Testing and Linkage Services in Sierra Leone: Experience from Three Public Health Facilities in Freetown.

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Bangura, Moses M., Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Barrie, Umu, Jiba, Darlinda F., Kamara, Matilda N., Sesay, Daniel, Jalloh, Abdulai Tejan, Deen, Gibrilla F., Russell, James B. W., Egesimba, Ginika, Yendewa, George A., Firima, Emmanuel

Source: AIDS & Behavior; Apr2024, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p1235-1243, 9p

Subject Terms: DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections, HIV infection epidemiology, HIV prevention, PUBLIC hospitals, HEALTH services accessibility, MEDICAL care use, CROSS-sectional method, COMMUNITY health services, MEDICAL care, RETROSPECTIVE studies, CONTINUUM of care, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, MEDICAL screening, PUBLIC health, DATA analysis software, COVID-19 pandemic

Geographic Terms: WEST Africa

HIV viral suppression at different thresholds and duration of treatment in the dolutegravir treatment era in Sierra Leone: a nationwide survey.

Authors: Song, Jin-Wen, Yang, Guang, Kamara, Matilda N., Sun, Wei, Guan, Qun, Barrie, Umu, Jiba, Darlinda F., Jalloh, Abdulai Tejan, Liu, Ming, Tamba, Francis K., Yendewa, George A., Wang, Ligui, Zhao, Rongtao, Lakoh, Sulaiman

Source: Virology Journal; 11/29/2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p

Subject Terms: HIV, DOLUTEGRAVIR, HIV-positive persons, TREATMENT duration, VIRAL load, ANTIRETROVIRAL agents

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone

Sero-prevalence of syphilis infection among people living with HIV in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital-based study.

Authors: Jiba, Darlinda F., Lakoh, Sulaiman, Wang, Shuchao, Sun, Wei, Barrie, Umu, Kamara, Matilda N., Jalloh, Abdulai Tejan, Tamba, Francis K., Yendewa, George A., Song, Jin-Wen, Yang, Guang

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases; 11/6/2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: HIV-positive persons, SYPHILIS, LOGISTIC regression analysis, HEALTH facilities, FISHER exact test

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone, VIENNA (Austria)

Hand Hygiene Practices and Promotion in Public Hospitals in Western Sierra Leone: Changes Following Operational Research in 2021.

Authors: Kamara, Matilda N., Lakoh, Sulaiman, Kallon, Christiana, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Kamara, Rugiatu Z., Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Moiwo, Matilda Mattu, Kpagoi, Satta S. T. K., Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Manzi, Marcel, Fofanah, Bobson Derrick, Shewade, Hemant Deepak

Source: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease; Nov2023, Vol. 8 Issue 11, p486, 13p

High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study.

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Yi, Le, Russell, James B.W., Zhang, Juling, Sevalie, Stephen, Zhao, Yongkun, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Liu, Peng, Conteh, Sarah K., Williams, Christine Ellen Elleanor, Barrie, Umu, Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Jiba, Darlinda F., Kamara, Matilda N., Sesay, Daniel, Deen, Gibrilla F., Okeibunor, Joseph Chukwudi, Yendewa, George A., Guo, Xuejun, Firima, Emmanuel

Source: BMC Research Notes; 10/31/2023, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p

Subject Terms: CATHETER-associated urinary tract infections, ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, AMIKACIN, DRUG resistance in bacteria, DIAGNOSTIC microbiology, ESCHERICHIA coli, COHORT analysis

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone

Have Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Improved in 2023 following Operational Research in 2021?

Authors: Moiwo, Matilda Mattu, Kamara, Gladys Nanilla, Kamara, Dauda, Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Sevalie, Stephen, Koroma, Zikan, Kamara, Kadijatu Nabie, Kamara, Matilda N., Kamara, Rugiatu Z., Kpagoi, Satta Sylvia Theresa Kumba, Konteh, Samuel Alie, Margao, Senesie, Fofanah, Bobson Derrick, Thomas, Fawzi, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Tweya, Hannock M., Shewade, Hemant Deepak, Harries, Anthony David

Source: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease; Sep2023, Vol. 8 Issue 9, p431, 14p

Improvement in Infection Prevention and Control Compliance at the Three Tertiary Hospitals of Sierra Leone following an Operational Research Study.

Authors: Kamara, Rugiatu Z., Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Moses, Francis, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Kallon, Christiana, Kabba, Mustapha, Moffett, Daphne B., Fofanah, Bobson Derrick, Margao, Senesie, Kamara, Matilda N., Moiwo, Matilda Mattu, Kpagoi, Satta S. T. K., Tweya, Hannock M., Kumar, Ajay M. V., Terry, Robert F.

Source: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease; Jul2023, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p378, 12p

Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study.

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Yi, Le, Sevalie, Stephen, Guo, Xuejun, Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Smalle, Isaac O., Williams, Nathaniel, Barrie, Umu, Koroma, Celesis, Zhao, Yongkun, Kamara, Matilda N., Cummings-John, Constance, Jiba, Darlinda F., Namanaga, Enanga Sonia, Deen, Betsy, Zhang, Juling, Maruta, Anna, Kallon, Christiana, Liu, Peng, Wurie, Haja Ramatulai

Source: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control; 2/21/2022, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p

Subject Terms: SURGICAL site infections, PREOPERATIVE risk factors, DRUG resistance in bacteria, ELECTIVE surgery, ACINETOBACTER baumannii, HEALTH facilities

Geographic Terms: FREETOWN (Sierra Leone), SIERRA Leone

The burden of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in two geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective study.

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Le Yi, Russell, James B. W., Juling Zhang, Sevalie, Stephen, Yongkun Zhao, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Peng Liu, Conteh, Sarah K., Williams, Christine Ellen Elleanor, Barrie, Umu, Sheku, Mohamed Gbessay, Jalloh, Mohamed Boie, Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Jiba, Darlinda F., Kamara, Matilda N., Deen, Gibrilla F., Okeibunor, Joseph Chukwudi, Yendewa, George A., Xuejun Guo

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease; 2022, Vol. 9, p1-15, 15p

An Intra-COVID-19 Assessment of Hand Hygiene Facility, Policy and Staff Compliance in Two Hospitals in Sierra Leone: Is There a Difference between Regional and Capital City Hospitals?

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Firima, Emmanuel, Elleanor Williams, Christine Ellen, Conteh, Sarah K., Jalloh, Mohamed Boie, Sheku, Mohamed Gbeshay, Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Sevalie, Stephen, Kamara, Sylvia Adama, Salim Kamara, Mohamed Akmed, Barrie, Umu, Kamara, Gladys Nanilla, Le Yi, Xuejun Guo, Haffner, Chukwuemeka, Kamara, Matilda N., Jiba, Darlinda F., Namanaga, Enanga Sonia, Maruta, Anna, Kallon, Christiana

Source: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease; Dec2021, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p1-14, 14p

Prevalence of sero-markers and non-invasive assessment of liver cirrhosis in patients with Hepatitis B virus infection in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study.

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Firima, Emmanuel, Jiba, Darlinda F., Kamara, Matilda N., Gashau, Wadzani, Deen, Gibrilla F., Adekanmbi, Olukemi, Yendewa, George A.

Source: BMC Gastroenterology; 8/9/2021, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: HEPATITIS B, CIRRHOSIS of the liver, HEALTH facilities, HEPATITIS B virus, HEALTH services accessibility, CHRONIC hepatitis B, CHRONIC active hepatitis

Geographic Terms: SIERRA Leone, FREETOWN (Sierra Leone), SUB-Saharan Africa

Company/Entity: WORLD Health Organization

The burden of serious fungal infections in Sierra Leone: a national estimate.

Authors: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Orefuwa, Emma, Kamara, Matilda N., Jiba, Darlinda F., Kamara, Joseph B., Kpaka, Sylaju, Denning, David W.

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease; 2021, Vol. 8, p1-12, 12p

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