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

• Main Authors: Tuğba Bedir Demirdağ (Author), Esin Koç (Author), Hasan Tezer (Author), Suna Oğuz (Author), Mehmet Satar (Author), Özge Sağlam (Author), Saime Sündüz Uygun (Author), Esra Önal (Author), İbrahim Murat Hirfanoğlu (Author), Kadir Tekgündüz (Author), Nihal Oygür (Author), Ali Bülbül (Author), Adil Umut Zübarioğlu (Author), Nuran Üstün (Author), Sezin Ünal (Author), Canan Aygün (Author), Belma Saygılı Karagöl (Author), Ayşegül Zenciroğlu (Author), M. Yekta Öncel (Author), Adviye Çakıl Sağlık (Author), Emel Okulu (Author), Demet Terek (Author), Nejat Narlı (Author), Didem Aliefendioğlu (Author), Tuğba Gürsoy (Author), Sevim Ünal (Author), Münevver Kaynak Türkmen (Author), Fatma Kaya Narter (Author), Nükhet Aladağ Çiftdemir (Author), Serdar Beken (Author), Salih Çağrı Çakır (Author), Şule Yiğit (Author), Asuman Çoban (Author), Ayse Ecevit (Author), Yalçın Çelik (Author), Ferit Kulalı (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 Prev...