Healthcare-associated infections in Intensive Care Units: epidemiology and infection control in low-to-middle income countries

• Published in: Journal of infection in developing countries Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 1040 - 1045
• Main Authors: Alp, Emine, Damani, Nizam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 29.10.2015; The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
• Subjects: Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - mortality; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Cross Infection - transmission; Developing Countries; Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control; Epidemiology; healthcare-associated infections; Humans; infection control; Infection Control - methods; Infections; Intensive care; Intensive Care Units; low-to-middle income countries; Multidrug resistant organisms; multidrug resistant pathogens; Nosocomial infections; Patients

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are major patient safety problems in hospitals, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). Patients in ICUs are prone to HAIs due to reduced host defense mechanisms, low compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) measures due to lack of education a...