Device-associated infection rates and bacterial resistance in the intensive care units of a Turkish referral hospital


Tutuncu E. E., Gurbuz Y., Sencan I., Ozturk B., Senturk G. C., Kilic A.

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.32, no.5, pp.489-494, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.489-494
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: To determine device-associated infection (DAI) rates, and the microbiological and antibiotic resistance profiles of infecting pathogens in our hospital.