Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7129
Title: Evaluation of device associated infection rates in intensive care units of Pamukkale University Hospital
Authors: Turgut, Hüseyin
Sacar, S.
Okke, D.
Kavas, S.T.
Asan, A.
Kutlu, Selda Sayın
Keywords: article
Candida
device infection
disease control
health survey
hospital infection
human
infection control
intensive care unit
major clinical study
microorganism detection
nonhuman
turkey (bird)
university hospital
ventilator associated pneumonia
Bacteremia
Candidiasis
Catheterization, Central Venous
Cross Infection
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Hospitals, University
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Turkey
Urinary Catheterization
Urinary Tract Infections
Abstract: Intensive care units (ICUs) are unfortunately the epicenters of nosocomial infections. The aim of the study was to investigate device associated infection rates in a small Turkish hospital. Device utilization ratios and device associated infection rates were calculated according to definitions of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). During a period of 24 months 1,387 patients were surveyed in our ICUs. A total of 287 device associated infections were detected. In our study ventilator associated pneumonia was the most frequent nosocomial infection with a rate of 59.7 per 1,000 ventilator days. The most frequent pathogen of device associated infection was Candida spp. High rates of device associated infections in a small Turkish hospital clearly indicate the urgent need of the implementation of infection control guidelines. © 2008 Urban & Vogel.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7129
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-008-6346-6
ISSN: 0300-8126
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