Device-associated nosocomial infections in 55 intensive care units of 8 developing countries

Rosenthal V. D., Maki D. G., Salomao R., Alvarez-Moreno C., Mehta Y., Higuera F., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.145, sa.8, ss.582-591, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 145 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-8-200610170-00007
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.582-591
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Health care-associated infections from invasive medical devices in the intensive care unit (ICU) are a major threat to patient safety. Most published studies of ICU-acquired infections have come from industrialized western countries. In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System report, the U.S. pooled mean rates of central venous catheter (CVC)-related bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections were 4.0 per 1000 CVC days, 5.4 per 1000 mechanical ventilator days, and 3.9 per Foley catheter days, respectively.