Conclusions: The high contamination rates were remarkable in this study. We suggest that the hospitals' staff should be better trained in blood sample collection and processing. Sterile glove usage, alcohol usage for ...

Objective: The number of antiseptics used in a hospital environment are limited, hence some of them are restricted because of resistance. Furfurylamine biguanidine HCl (FBC) and furfurylamine biguanidine acetate (FBA) are ...

Current automatized blood culture measurement systems are usually based on measurement of carbon dioxide with fluorescence. Long lasting measurement period and high cost are the major disadvantages of such methods. In this ...

The unprecedented developments in information and communication technologies, together with other developments, such as increased prevalence of the internet, limited time of individuals allocated to face-to-face health ...

The unprecedented developments in information and communication technologies, together with other developments, such as increased prevalence of the internet, limited time of individuals allocated to face-to-face health ...

This multi-centre study aimed to determine the antibiotic consumption in Turkish hospitals by point prevalence. Antibiotic consumption of 14 centres was determined using the DDD method. Among hospitalized patients, 44.8% ...

Conclusions: Private hospitals in Istanbul need in-service training towards sterilization and disinfection issues. It is concluded that private hospitals need policies and educational activities for DAS practices.