Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in adult intensive care units in 10 cities of Turkey: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings (INICC).

Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Ersoz, Gulden; Rosenthal, Victor; Yalcin, ATA; Akan, Ozay; Sirmatel, Fatma; Turgut, Huseyin; Ozdemir, Davut; Alp, Emine; Uzun, Cengiz; Ulusoy, Sercan; Esen, Saban; Ulger, Fatma; Dilek, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Hava; Kaya, Ali; Kuyucu, Necdet; Turhan, ÖZGE; Gunay, Nurgul; Gumus, Eylul; Dursun, OĞUZ; Tulunay, Melek; Oral, Mehmet; Unal, Necmettin; Cengiz, Mustafa; Yilmaz, Leyla; Sacar, Suzan; Sungurtekin, Hülya; Uğurcan, Doğaç; Geyik, Mehmet; Sahin, Ahmet; Erdogan, Selvi; Aygen, Bilgehan; Arda, Bilgin; Bacakoglu, Feza

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.028

Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in adult intensive care units in 10 cities of Turkey: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings (INICC).

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, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 41
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.028
Journal Name: American journal of infection control
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.885-91
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
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.