Hospital Infection Surveillance in Intensive Care Units of Ankara University Hospitals: Device Utilization and Device-Associated Infection Rates

Hospital Infection Surveillance in Intensive Care Units of Ankara University Hospitals: Device Utilization and Device-Associated Infection Rates

In addition to surveillance in departments carrying high risk for hospital infection, Infection Control Committee of Ankara University has been conducting surveillance of device utilization and device-associated infections in intensive care units (ICUs) since June 2004. Thus, the aim is to create mo...

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Main Authors: İffet PALABIYIKOĞLU, Emin TEKELİ, Fügen ÇOKÇA, Özay ARIKAN AKAN, Necmettin ÜNAL, Derya AYSEV, Mustafa ŞIRLAK, Ülker DOĞRU, Ethem GEÇİM, Erdal İNCE, Sibel KAYMAKÇI, İlkay ERBEKTAŞ, Sevilay KİRAZ, Sultan ÖZTÜRK, Serpil LALE, Tekmile KÖSE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2006-06-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Nosocomial infections
Device utilization ratio
Device-associated infection rate
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