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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 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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