Open AccessHand Microbial Flora of Hospitalized Children at the Beginning of Hospitalization and Before Discharge: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Emriye Hilal Yayan,
PıPınar Demirel Öner,
Didem Coşkun Şimşek,
Mürşide Zengin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v30i6.4
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , medicine , coagulase , enterococcus , antibiotics , acinetobacter , acinetobacter baumannii , pseudomonas aeruginosa , flora (microbiology) , staphylococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , prospective cohort study , enterococcus faecalis , cross sectional study , bacteria , biology , pathology , genetics
Hospital infections in pediatric units increase the length of hospital stay and the use of antibiotics, and this causes exposure to more procedures. This study was aimed to determine the microorganisms represented in the hand flora of pediatric patients at the beginning of hospitalization and before discharge.