Surgical site infection rates in 16 cities in Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC).

Leblebicioglu H., Erben N., Rosenthal V. D., Sener A., Uzun C., Senol G., ...More

American journal of infection control, vol.43, pp.48-52, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.017
  • Journal Name: American journal of infection control
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.48-52
  • Keywords: Hospital infection, Nosocomial infection, Health care-associated infection, Surgical wound infection, Developing countries, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT, DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES, ICD-9-CM
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a threat to patient safety; however, there were no available data on SSI rates stratified by surgical procedure (SP) in Turkey.