The Causative Agents, Their Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Their Effects on Mortality of Intensive Care Infections in Ataturk University Medical Faculty Research Hospital
MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.10, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 10
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mjima.galenos.2021.2020.33
- Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic resistances, mortality, NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS, RISK-FACTORS, UNIT, ANESTHESIOLOGY
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are one of the important mortality and morbidity reasons in patients. For this reason, recognition of infectious agents and their resistance to antimicrobials in intensive care unit (ICU) is very important for rational antibiotic use. The present study aimed to investigate the types of HAIs, causative microorganisms, resistance patterns, and risk factors, and to identify their impacts on mortality in Anesthesiology, Intensive Medicine, Neurology, General Surgery, and Orthopedics ICUs in Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Research Hospital.