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Leblebicioglu H., Ersoz G., Rosenthal V. D., Yalcin A. N., Akan O. A., Sirmatel F., ...More
American journal of infection control, vol.41, pp.885-91, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
41
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Publication Date:
2013
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Doi Number:
10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.028
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Journal Name:
American journal of infection control
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Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
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Page Numbers:
pp.885-91
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Keywords:
Hospital infection, Nosocomial infection, Health care-acquired infection, Device-associated infection, Catheter-related urinary tract infections, Urinary catheter, Developing countries, Limited resources countries, Low-income countries, Emerging countries, Surveillance, Critical care, Incidence density, Bundle, Hand hygiene, Handwashing, DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT, COUNTRIES, SURVEILLANCE, EDUCATION
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Akdeniz University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Background: We evaluate the effectiveness of a multidimensional infection control approach for the reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in 13 intensive care units (ICUs) in 10 hospital members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) from 10 cities of Turkey.