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

Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Erben, Nurettin; Rosenthal, Victor; Atasay, Begum; Erbay, Ayse; ÜNAL, SERHAT; Senol, Gunes; Willke, Ayse; Ozgultekin, Asu; Altin, Nilgun; Bakir, Mehmet; Oncul, Oral; Ersoz, Gulden; Ozdemir, Davut; Yalcin, Ata; Ozdemir, Halil; Yildizdas, Dincer; Koksal, Iftihar; Aygun, Canan; Sirmatel, Fatma; ŞENER, ALPER; Tuna, Nazan; Akan, OTzay; Turgut, Huseyin; Demiroz, A.; Kendirli, Tanil; Alp, Emine; Uzun, Cengiz; Ulusoy, Sercan; Arman, Dilek; Ozgunes, Ilhan; Usluer, Gaye; Kilic, Atila; Arsan, Saadet; Cabadak, Hatice; Sen, Suha; Gelebek, Yasemin; Zengin, Humeyra; Topeli, Arzu; Alper, Yusuf; Meric, Meliha; Azak, Emel; Inan, Asuman; Turan, Guldem; Haznedaroglu, Tuncer; Gorenek, Levent; Acar, Ali; Cesur, Salih; Engin, Aynur; Kaya, Ali; Kuyucu, Necdet; Geyik, Mehmet; Aydin, Ozlem; Erdogan, Nurse; Turhan, Ozge; Gunay, Nurgul; Gumus, Eylul; Dursun, Oguz; Esen, Saban; Ulger, Fatma; Dilek, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Hava; Sunbul, Mustafa; Gokmen, Zeynel; Ozdemir, Sonay; Horoz, Ozden; Yylmaz, Gurdal; Kaya, Selcuk; Ulusoy, Hulya; Kucukoduk, Sukru; Ustun, Cemal; Baysal, Abant; Otkun, Metin; Tulunay, Melek; Oral, Mehmet; Unal, Necmettin; Cengiz, Mustafa; Yilmaz, Leyla; Sacar, Suzan; Sungurtekin, Hulya; Ugurcan, Dogac; Yetkin, M.; Bulut, Cemal; Erdinc, F.; Hatipoglu, Cigdem; Ince, Erdal; Ciftci, Ergin; Odek, Caglar; Yaman, Ayhan; Karbuz, Adem; Aldemir, Bilge; Kilic, Aysegul; Arda, Bilgin; Bacakoglu, Feza; Hizel, Kenan

doi:10.1186/s12941-014-0051-3

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

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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)

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
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart 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.