Evaluation of the effectiveness of an infection control program in adult intensive care units: A report from a middle-income country

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1056-1061

  Alp, Emine ^a   Altun, Dilek ^a   Cevahir, Fatma ^a   Ersoy, Safiye ^a   Cakir, Ozlem ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic consumption; Hand hygiene; Health care associated infection; Multidrug resistant organism

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAM; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFTRIAXONE; COLISTIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEUROSURGERY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908156150     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.06.015     Document Type: Article

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