Hospital-acquired urinary tract infection point prevalence in Turkey: Differences in risk factors among patient groups


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Tasbakan M. I., DURUSOY ONMUŞ İ. R., PULLUKÇU H., SİPAHİ O. R., ULUSOY S.

ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.12, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the point prevalence of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs) and to investigate risk factors for pathogen type (E. coli vs. others) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positivity among nosocomial UTI patients.