Healthcare-associated infections in a newly opened pediatric intensive care unit in Turkey: Results of four-year surveillance | Zendy

Serkan Atıcı | Zendy; Ahmet Soysal | Zendy; Eda Kepenekli | Zendy; Ayşe Karaaslan | Zendy; Gülşen Akkoç | Zendy; Nurhayat Yakut | Zendy; Sevliya Öcal Demi̇r | Zendy; Feyza İnceköy Gırgın | Zendy; Gülcan Çulha | Zendy; Gülşen Altınkanat | Zendy; Makbule Öztürk | Zendy; Güner Söyletir | Zendy; Mustafa Bakır | Zendy

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Healthcare-associated infections in a newly opened pediatric intensive care unit in Turkey: Results of four-year surveillance

Author(s) -

Serkan Atıcı,

Ahmet Soysal,

Eda Kepenekli,

Ayşe Karaaslan,

Gülşen Akkoç,

Nurhayat Yakut,

Sevliya Öcal Demi̇r,

Feyza İnceköy Gırgın,

Gülcan Çulha,

Gülşen Altınkanat,

Makbule Öztürk,

Güner Söyletir,

Mustafa Bakır

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.7517

Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter , incidence (geometry) , infection control , pediatric intensive care unit , intensive care unit , klebsiella pneumonia , pneumonia , intensive care , emergency medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , neonatal intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , genetics , optics , bacteria

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in critically ill patients in intensive care units. The aim of this study was to assess the rate and distribution of HAIs, pathogens, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in a newly opened pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

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