Health care-associated infection surveillance: A prospective study of a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

Kilic, Atila; OKULU, EMEL; Kocabas, Bilge; Alan, Serdar; Cakir, Ufuk; Yildiz, Duran; Kahvecioglu, Dilek; Akin, Ilke; ERDEVE, ÖMER; ARSAN, SAADET; Ince, Erdal; Atasay, FATMA

doi:10.3855/jidc.10688

Health care-associated infection surveillance: A prospective study of a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

Kilic A., OKULU E., Kocabas B. A., Alan S., Cakir U., Yildiz D., ...More

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.13, no.3, pp.181-187, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 13 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.10688
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.181-187
Keywords: health care-associated infection, neonatal intensive care unit, surveillance, HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS, NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS, RISK-FACTORS, INICC REPORT, PREVENTION, COUNTRIES, NEWBORNS, TURKEY, RATES, STAY
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Health care-associated infection (HCAI) is a serious problem of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) which is related to morbidity, mortality and increased cost of medical care. This study aimed to determine the incidence of HCAI in a tertiary NICU and identify the risk factors.