Surveillance of antimicrobial use in a Turkish university hospital


Saba R., İNAN D., TURHAN Ö., YALÇIN A. N., Gunseren F., MAMIKOĞLU L.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.41, no.4, pp.701-710, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1005-812
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.701-710
  • Keywords: Antibiotic surveillance, daily defined dose, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL-RESISTANCE, PROJECT, CONSUMPTION, STATES, SARI
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To determine antimicrobial use in a university hospital in Turkey and compare it with United States antimicrobial use and resistance (US-AUR) and International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) rates.