Evaluation of the effectiveness of an infection control program in adult intensive care units: A report from a middle-income country

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Alp E., Altun D., Cevahir F., Ersoy S., Çakır O., McLaws M.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.42, no.10, pp.1056-1061, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 42 Issue: 10
• Publication Date: 2014
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.06.015
• Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1056-1061
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The rates of hand hygiene improvement and health care-associated infections (HAIs) were evaluated after the introduction in 2004 of an infection surveillance and prevention program at a university teaching hospital in a low-to middle-income country.