The organization of hospital infection control in Turkey

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作者
Leblebicioglu, H [1 ]
Unal, S
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[1] Ondokuz Mayis Univ, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Sch Med, Samsun, Turkey
[2] Hacettepe Univ, Dept Internal Med, Infect Dis Unit, Sch Med, Ankara, Turkey
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10.1053/jhin.2002.1195
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This article describes the current organization of infection control in Turkey in regard to regulations, functions and responsibilities of infection control committees and the national NosoLINE project. Also, incidence and prevalence of hospital infections and antimicrobial resistance in Turkey are reported. (C) 2002 The Hospital Infection Society.
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