Withdrawal of Staphylococcus aureus from intensive care units in Turkey

Erdem, Hakan; Dizbay, Murat; Karabey, Selma; Kaya, Selçuk; Demirdal, Tuna; Koksal, Iftihar; Inan, Asuman; Erayman, Ibrahim; Ak, ÖZNUR; Ulu-Kilic, Aysegul; Karasahin, Omer; Akbulut, Ayhan; Elaldi, Nazif; Yilmaz, Gulden; Candevir, Aslihan; Gul, Hanefi; Gonen, Ibak; Oncul, Oral; Aslan, Turan; Azak, Emel; Tekin, Recep; Tufan, Zeliha; Yenilmez, Ercan; Arda, Bilgin; Gungor, Gokay; Cetin, Birsen; Kose, Sukran; Turan, Hale; Akalin, Halis; Karabay, Oguz; Dogan-Celik, Aygul; Albayrak, Adem; Guven, Tumer; Celebi, Guven; Ozgunes, Nail; Ersoy, Yasemin; Sirmatel, Fatma; Oztoprak, Nefise; Balkan, Ilker; Bayazit, Fatma; Ucmak, Hasan; Oncu, Serkan; Ozdemir, Davut; Ozturk-Engin, Derya; Bitirgen, Mehmet; Tabak, Fehmi; Akata, Filiz; Willke, Ayse; Gorenek, Levent; Ahmed, Salman; Tasova, Yesim; Ulcay, Asim; Dayan, Saim; Esen, Saban; Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Altun, Begin; Unal, Serhat

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.041

Withdrawal of Staphylococcus aureus from intensive care units in Turkey

Erdem H., Dizbay M., Karabey S., Kaya S., Demirdal T., Koksal I., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.41, no.11, pp.1053-1058, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 41 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.041
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1053-1058
Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: In the past, Staphylococcus aureus infections have displayed various patterns of epidemiologic curves in hospitals, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). This study aimed to characterize the current trend in a nationwide survey of ICUs in Turkey.