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Candice Bonaconsa

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Articles 20
Citations 173
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Nursing
Top 10 Co-Authors
Marc Mendelson
Esmita Charani
Oluchi Mbamalu
Vrinda Nampoothiri
Alison Holmes
Surya Surendran
Sanjeev Singh
Raheelah Ahmad
Adam Boutall
Carolyn Tarrant
Published In
Int J Infect Dis
Clin Microbiol Infect
Wellcome Open Res
Nurs Child Young People
J Child Health Care
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Recent Articles
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Co-design of a nurse handover tool to optimise infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in a low resource setting intensive care unit: A nurse led collaboration
Bonaconsa C, van den Bergh D, Charani E, Phillips T, Spogter A, Mohamed A, et al.
Wellcome Open Res . 2025 Feb; 9:583. PMID: 39925665
Background: The quality of intensive care unit (ICU) nursing handover impacts patient safety, including infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices. We report a co-designed quality improvement...
2.
Visual Mapping of Operating Theater Team Dynamics and Communication for Reflexive Feedback and Surgical Practice Optimization
Surendran S, Bonaconsa C, Nampoothiri V, Mbamalu O, George A, Mallick S, et al.
Ann Surg Open . 2024 Sep; 5(3):e463. PMID: 39310335
Background: Effective operating theater (OT) communication and teamwork are essential to optimal surgical outcomes. We mapped the OT team dynamics and infection control practices using visual methods to guide reflexive...
3.
Mentorship as an overlooked dimension of research capacity strengthening: how to embed value-driven practices in global health
Bonaconsa C, Nampoothiri V, Mbamalu O, Dlamini S, Surendran S, Singh S, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2024 Jan; 9(1). PMID: 38176742
Mentorship in global health remains an overlooked dimension of research partnerships. Commitment to effective mentorship models requires value-driven approaches. This includes having an understanding of (1) what mentorship means across...
4.
Point-of-care diagnostics for infection and antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: A narrative review
Hermans L, Centner C, Morel C, Mbamalu O, Bonaconsa C, Ferreyra C, et al.
Int J Infect Dis . 2023 Dec; 142:106907. PMID: 38141961
Objectives: Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are severely impacted by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Due to gaps in access to diagnostics in SSA, the true extent of AMR remains unknown. This diagnostic...
5.
Optimizing infection control and antimicrobial stewardship bedside discussion: a scoping review of existing evidence on effective healthcare communication in hospitals
Bonaconsa C, Mbamalu O, Surendran S, George A, Mendelson M, Charani E
Clin Microbiol Infect . 2023 Dec; 30(3):336-352. PMID: 38101471
Background: The link between healthcare worker (HCW) communication, teamwork and patient safety is well-established. Infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) require multidisciplinary teamwork and communication. Objectives: We...
6.
Role of anaesthesia providers in infection-related care across the perioperative pathway: a global survey
Birgand G, Biccard B, Deslandes A, Mbamalu O, Bonaconsa C, Boutall A, et al.
Br J Anaesth . 2023 Nov; 132(1):197-200. PMID: 37989687
No abstract available.
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A survey of patient and public perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks among participants in India and South Africa
Mbamalu O, Surendran S, Nampoothiri V, Bonaconsa C, Edathadathil F, Zhu N, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2023 Jul; 3(7):e0001078. PMID: 37428718
A cross-sectional survey among participants in India and South Africa to explore perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks. Main outcome measures-proportion of participants aware of SARS-CoV-2, and their perception of...
8.
Global collaborations in antimicrobial stewardship: All hands on deck
Ashiru-Oredope D, Langford B, Bonaconsa C, Nampoothiri V, Charani E, Goff D
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol . 2023 Apr; 3(1):e66. PMID: 37113199
Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions is a key objective within the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Action on AMR. We outline the reasons why global collaborations...
9.
An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance-gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations
Charani E, Mendelson M, Pallett S, Ahmad R, Mpundu M, Mbamalu O, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2023 Feb; 11(3):e466-e474. PMID: 36739875
At the 2015 World Health Assembly, UN member states adopted a resolution that committed to the development of national action plans (NAPs) for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The political determination to...
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The elephant in the room: Exploring the influence and participation of patients in infection-related care across surgical pathways in South Africa and India
Nampoothiri V, Mbamalu O, Surendran S, Bonaconsa C, Pennel T, Boutall A, et al.
Health Expect . 2023 Feb; 26(2):892-904. PMID: 36721315
Objective: The irrational use of antibiotics is a leading contributor to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic stewardship (AS) interventions predominantly focus on prescribers. This study investigated the influence and participation of inpatients...