Infection control bundles in intensive care: an international cross-sectional survey in low- and middle-income countries

Alp, Emine; COOKSON, B.; ERDEM, H.; RELLO, J.; AKHVLEDIANI, T.; AKKOYUNLU, Y.; AMELA, D.; AQEL, A.; BAGIROVA, F.; CAREVIC, B.; CANDEVIR-ULU, A.; CEVAHIR, F.; DIJK, M.; DOBREVSKA, R.; DONLAN, S.; DRAGOVAC, G.; FERNANDEZ, R.; IKRAM, A.; KOMAL, A.; KARAGOZ, E.; Kaynar, LEYLAGÜL; KULZHANOVA, S.; KUMAR, A.; MCLAWS, M.; MEMA, D.; OZTOPRAK, N.; PEPE, F.; PETRI, O.; POPESCU, C.; PRESTERL, E.; RAKA, L.; RESAT, M.; SENOL, G.; SHRESTA, L.; SONMEZER, M.; TAQIYEV, B.; TEKIN, R.; TIAMIYU, B.; ULU-KILIC, AYŞEGÜL; VANDANA, K.; VECCHIO, R.; WONGSURAKIAT, P.

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.022

Infection control bundles in intensive care: an international cross-sectional survey in low- and middle-income countries

Alp E., COOKSON B., ERDEM H., RELLO J., AKHVLEDIANI T., AKKOYUNLU Y., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, cilt.101, sa.3, ss.248-256, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 101 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.022
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.248-256
Anahtar Kelimeler: Infection control, Bundles, Low and middle income, Healthcare-associated infection, Prevention, Ventilator-associated, pneumonia
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) is not known due to a lack of national surveillance systems, standardized infection definitions, and paucity of infection prevention and control (IPC) organizations and legal infrastructure.