Nosocomial infection characteristics in a burn intensive care unit: analysis of an eleven-year active surveillance.

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The objective of this study was to describe nosocomial infection (NI) rates, risk factors, etiologic agents, antibiotic susceptibility, invasive device utilization and invasive device associated infection rates in a burn intensive care unit (ICU) in Turkey.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Burns

Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-1409

ISSN (Print): 0305-4179

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2014

Volume: 40

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.

[2 ] Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Burn Unit, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: sinanoksuz@gmail.com.

[3 ] Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Burn Unit, Istanbul, Turkey.

[4 ] Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Publisher Item ID: S0305-4179(13)00362-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.11.003

PubMed ID: 24296064

SO-VID: eabb190d-5f8c-46e8-a4c9-3db2805d09fc

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Keywords: Burn intensive care unit,Invasive device associated infection,Nosocomial infection,Surveillance

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Keywords: Burn intensive care unit, Invasive device associated infection, Nosocomial infection, Surveillance

Nosocomial infection characteristics in a burn intensive care unit: analysis of an eleven-year active surveillance.

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