Original Article The prevalence and diagnostic criteria of health-care associated infections in neonatal intensive care units in Turkey: A multicenter point- prevalence study

BEDİR DEMİRDAĞ T., KOÇ E., TEZER H., Oguz S., SATAR M., Saglam O., ...More

PEDIATRICS AND NEONATOLOGY, vol.62, no.2, pp.208-217, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.01.001
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS AND NEONATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.208-217
  • Keywords: health-care associated infection, neonate, point prevalence, surveillance, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS, NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS, ACQUIRED INFECTIONS, RISK-FACTORS, SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION, STRATEGIES
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in the neonatal period cause substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence of HAIs, antimicrobial susceptibility of causative agents, and the adaptivity of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria in neonatal HAI diagnosis.