Open AccessAssessment of bloodstream infections and risk factors in an intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Aynur Süner,
İlkay Karaoğlan,
Ayşe Özlem Mete,
Mustafa Namıduru,
Vuslat Boşnak,
İbrahim Baydar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1303-41
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , bloodstream infection , intensive care medicine
Nosocomial bloodstream infection (BSI) increases mortality rates, duration of stay in hospital, and treatment costs. This study was conducted to determine the rate and the risk factors of BSIs among intensive care unit patients.
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