- 作者：Hakan Erdem ; Murat Dizbay ; Selma Karabey ; Selcuk Kaya ; Tuna Demirdal ; Iftihar Koksal ; Asuman Inan ; Ibrahim Erayman ; Oznur Ak ; Aysegul Ulu-Kilic ; Omer Karasahin ; Ayhan Akbulut ; Nazif Elaldi ; Gulden Yilmaz ; Aslihan C ; evir ; Hanefi Cem Gul ; Ibak Gonen ; Oral Oncul ; Turan Aslan ; Emel Azak ; et al.
- 关键词：Staphylococcus ; Epidemiology ; Incidence ; Critical
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：November, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：41
- 期：11
- 页码：1053-1058
- 全文大小：222 K
Background
In the past, <em>Staphylococcus aureusem> infections have displayed various patterns of epidemiologic curves in hospitals, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). This study aimed to characterize the current trend in a nationwide survey of ICUs in Turkey.Methods
A total of 88 ICUs from 36 Turkish tertiary hospitals were included in this retrospective study, which was performed during the first 3 months of both 2008 (period [P] 1) and 2011 (P2). A <em>Pem> value 鈮?01 was considered significant.
Results
Although overall rates of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) and device-associated infection densities were similar in P1 and P2, the densities of HAIs due to <em>S aureusem> and methicillin-resistant <em>S聽aureusem> (MRSA) were significantly lower in P2 (<em>Pem> < .0001). However, the proportion of HAIs due to <em>Acinetobacterem> was significantly higher in P2 (<em>Pem> < .0001).
Conclusions
The incidence of <em>S aureusem> infections is declining rapidly in Turkish ICUs, with potential impacts on empirical treatment strategies in these ICUs.