Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection in general surgery in a developing country

Alp, Emine; Elmali, Ferhan; ERSOY, Safiye; KUCUK, Can; DOĞANAY, MEHMET

doi:10.1007/s00595-013-0705-3

Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection in general surgery in a developing country

Alp E., Elmali F., ERSOY S., KUCUK C., DOĞANAY M.

SURGERY TODAY, vol.44, no.4, pp.685-689, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 44 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00595-013-0705-3
Journal Name: SURGERY TODAY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.685-689
Keywords: Surgery, Antimicrobial prophylaxis, Duration, Multidrug resistant, Infection, Acinetobacter spp, ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS, BLOOD-TRANSFUSION, SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION
Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

To investigate the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) according to risk factors, etiological agents, antimicrobial resistance rates of pathogens, and antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) in a developing country.