Hospital-acquired urinary tract infection point prevalence in Turkey: Differences in risk factors among patient groups

Tasbakan, Meltem; Durusoy, Raika; PULLUKÇU, HÜSNÜ; SİPAHİ, OĞUZ; ULUSOY, SERCAN

doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-31

Hospital-acquired urinary tract infection point prevalence in Turkey: Differences in risk factors among patient groups

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Tasbakan M. I. , Durusoy R., PULLUKÇU H., SİPAHİ O. R. , ULUSOY S.

ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.12, 2013 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1476-0711-12-31
Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS

Özet

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the point prevalence of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs) and to investigate risk factors for pathogen type (E. coli vs. others) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positivity among nosocomial UTI patients.