Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella spp. infections in a Turkish university hospital: epidemiology and risk factors

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DİZBAY M., GÜZEL TUNÇCAN Ö., Karasahin O., Aktas F.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.8, no.1, pp.44-49, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.3091
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.44-49
  • Keywords: Klebsiella spp., carbapenem resistance, risk factors, nosocomial infection, PNEUMONIAE STRAINS, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, TURKEY, ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, ISTANBUL, SPREAD
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Risk factors for nosocomial carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella spp. (CRK) infections were analyzed in this study.