International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) national report on device-associated infection rates in 19 cities of Turkey, data summary for 2003-2012

Leblebicioglu H., Erben N., Rosenthal V. D., Atasay B., Erbay A., ÜNAL S., ...More

ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.13, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s12941-014-0051-3
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Hospital infection, Nosocomial infection, Healthcare-associated infection, INICC, International Nosocomial Infection Consortium, Turkey, Device-associated infection, Antibiotic resistance, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, Central line-associated bloodstream infections, Bloodstream infection, Urinary tract infection, Network, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA, DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES, MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH, STRATEGY, IMPACT, MICROORGANISMS, MORTALITY, ISTANBUL, MODULE
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Device-associated healthcare-acquired infections (DA-HAI) pose a threat to patient safety, particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU). We report the results of the International Infection Control Consortium (INICC) study conducted in Turkey from August 2003 through October 2012.