Abstracts from the 6th Infection Control Africa Network Congress 2016

• Helen Wangai,
• Felister Kiberenge,
• Alex Elobu,
• Josephat Jombwe,
• Peter Ongom,
• Dorah Nakamwa,
• Alexander Aiken,
• Benedetta Allegranzi,
• Mpho Sikhosana,
• Wolgang Preiser,
• Angela Dramowski,
• Heather Finlayson,
• Tonya Esterhuizen,
• Jehan El Kholy,
• Mervat Gaber,
• Dina Mostafa,
• Fadheela Patel,
• Shima Abdulgader,
• Adebayo Shittu,
• Lemese Ah Tow,
• Mamadou Kaba,
• Sekai Lilian Rubayah,
• Helen Ngodoo Adamu,
• ThankGod Emmanuel Onyiche,
• Magdalene Nanven,
• Babajide Oluseyi Daini,
• Samuel Tolulope Ogundare,
• Olukemi Olugbade,
• Ngozi Anayochukwu-Ugwu,
• Olatunji Badmus,
• Abisola Oladimeji,
• Saheed Gidado,
• Olufemi Ajumobi,
• Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri,
• Patrick Nguku,
• Adebola Olayinka,
• Olukemi Olugbade,
• Ngozi Anayochukwu-Ugwu,
• Abisola Oladimeji,
• Olufemi Ajumobi,
• Saheed Gidado,
• Ndadilnasiya Endee Waziri,
• Patrick Nguku,
• Adebola Olayinka,
• Mohamed Shallouf,
• Pedro M. D. S. Abrantes,
• Charlene W. J. Africa,
• Eltony Mugomeri,
• Bisrat Bekele,
• Charles Maibvise,
• Clemence Tarirai,
• Kenneth I. Onyedibe,
• Emmanuel O. Shobowale,
• Mark O. Okolo,
• Nathan Y. Shehu,
• Rita Pike,
• Shelter Nyauzame,
• Cynthia Chasokela,
• Valerie Jean Robertson,
• Tendai Jubenkanda,
• Wilson. Mashange,
• Junior Mutsvangwa,
• Gladys Dube,
• Rose Katumba,
• Alethea Mashamba,
• Anna Maruta,
• Shirish Balachandra,
• Kongnyu Emmanuel,
• Nkwan Jacob,
• Gideon Wiysinyuy,
• Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole,
• Boniface Hakizimana,
• Christiana Kallon,
• Barbara Burmen,
• James Marcomic Maragia,
• Mustafa Esmaio,
• Pedro Abrantes,
• Charlene Africa,
• Rafael Joaquim,
• Namaunga K. Chisompola,
• Elizabeth M. Streicher,
• Rob M. Warren,
• Samantha L. Sampson,
• Mojisola Christiana Owoseni,
• Anthony Okoh,
• Habib Yakubu,
• Katharine Robb,
• Constance Bwire,
• Richard Mugambe,
• James Michiel,
• Joanne McGriff,
• Christine Moe,
• Jane Ngivu,
• Olanrewaju Jimoh,
• Oluwafemi T. Ige,
• Zainab L. Tanko,
• Abdulmumin K. Mohammed,
• Victoria Aganabor,
• Busayo O. Olayinka,
• Abdulrasul Ibrahim,
• Joy O. Daniel,
• Adebola T. Olayinka,
• Joan Rout,
• Petra Brysiewicz,
• Yolanda Van Zyl,
• Shereen Arontjies

Affiliations

Helen Wangai

Department of Health Services

Felister Kiberenge

Ministry of Health

Alex Elobu

Mulago Hospital

Josephat Jombwe

Mulago Hospital

Peter Ongom

Mulago Hospital

Dorah Nakamwa

Mulago Hospital

Alexander Aiken

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Benedetta Allegranzi

World Health Organization

Mpho Sikhosana

Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University /NHLS

Wolgang Preiser

Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University /NHLS

Angela Dramowski

Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University

Heather Finlayson

Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University

Tonya Esterhuizen

Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Stellenbosch University

Jehan El Kholy

Cairo University Hospitals (CUH)

Mervat Gaber

Cairo University Hospitals (CUH)

Dina Mostafa

Cairo University Hospitals (CUH)

Fadheela Patel

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Shima Abdulgader

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Adebayo Shittu

Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University

Lemese Ah Tow

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Mamadou Kaba

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Sekai Lilian Rubayah

Mpilo Central Hospital

Helen Ngodoo Adamu

Department of Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of medicine, University of Ibadan

ThankGod Emmanuel Onyiche

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri

Magdalene Nanven

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University

Babajide Oluseyi Daini

Department of Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of medicine, University of Ibadan

Samuel Tolulope Ogundare

Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria

Olukemi Olugbade

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Ngozi Anayochukwu-Ugwu

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Olatunji Badmus

Airtel Networks Limited

Abisola Oladimeji

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Saheed Gidado

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Olufemi Ajumobi

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Patrick Nguku

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Adebola Olayinka

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Olukemi Olugbade

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Ngozi Anayochukwu-Ugwu

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Abisola Oladimeji

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Olufemi Ajumobi

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Saheed Gidado

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Ndadilnasiya Endee Waziri

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Patrick Nguku

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Adebola Olayinka

Nigeria Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP)

Mohamed Shallouf

Microbial Endogenous Infections (MEnIS) Research Laboratories, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape

Pedro M. D. S. Abrantes

Microbial Endogenous Infections (MEnIS) Research Laboratories, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape

Charlene W. J. Africa

Microbial Endogenous Infections (MEnIS) Research Laboratories, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape

Eltony Mugomeri

National University of Lesotho

Bisrat Bekele

National University of Lesotho

Charles Maibvise

University of Swaziland

Clemence Tarirai

Tshwane University of Technology

Kenneth I. Onyedibe

Jos University Teaching Hospital

Emmanuel O. Shobowale

Babcock University

Mark O. Okolo

Jos University Teaching Hospital

Nathan Y. Shehu

Jos University Teaching Hospital

Rita Pike

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Shelter Nyauzame

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Cynthia Chasokela

Ministry of Health and Child Care

Valerie Jean Robertson

University of Zimbabwe

Tendai Jubenkanda

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Wilson. Mashange

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Junior Mutsvangwa

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Gladys Dube

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Rose Katumba

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Alethea Mashamba

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Anna Maruta

Biomedical Research and Training Institute

Shirish Balachandra

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Kongnyu Emmanuel

Etougebe Baptist Hospital

Nkwan Jacob

Baptist Training School for Health Personel Banso

Gideon Wiysinyuy

Etouge Baptist Hospital

Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole

World Health Organization

Boniface Hakizimana

World Health Organization

Christiana Kallon

Ministry of Health and Child Welfare

Barbara Burmen

Kenya Medical Research Institute Center for Global Health Research

James Marcomic Maragia

Lodwar county and referral hospital

Mustafa Esmaio

University of Western Cape

Pedro Abrantes

University of Western Cape

Charlene Africa

University of Western Cape

Rafael Joaquim

Maputo Central Hospital

Namaunga K. Chisompola

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University

Elizabeth M. Streicher

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University

Rob M. Warren

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University

Samantha L. Sampson

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University

Mojisola Christiana Owoseni

University of Fort Hare

Anthony Okoh

University of Fort Hare

Habib Yakubu

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Katharine Robb

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Constance Bwire

Care International in Uganda

Richard Mugambe

Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University School of Public Health

James Michiel

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Joanne McGriff

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Christine Moe

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Jane Ngivu

Infection Control Coordinator, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital

Olanrewaju Jimoh

Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Oluwafemi T. Ige

Department of Medical Microbiology, Kaduna State University

Zainab L. Tanko

Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Abdulmumin K. Mohammed

Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Victoria Aganabor

Department of Nursing services, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Busayo O. Olayinka

Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University

Abdulrasul Ibrahim

Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Joy O. Daniel

Department of Nursing services, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Adebola T. Olayinka

Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University /Teaching Hospital

Joan Rout

Hillcrest Private Hospital

Petra Brysiewicz

School of Nursing and Public Health College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal

Yolanda Van Zyl

Paarl Hospital

Shereen Arontjies

Paarl Hospital