Six-year multicenter study on short-term peripheral venous catheters-related bloodstream infection rates in 246 intensive units of 83 hospitals in 52 cities of 14 countries of Middle East: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates-International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings.

Autor: Rosenthal VD; International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: victor_rosenthal@inicc.org., Belkebir S; Assistant professor, An Najah National University, An Najah University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine., Zand F; Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Afeef M; King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan., Tanzi VL; Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon., Al-Abdely HM; General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia., El-Kholy A; Dar Al Fouad Hospital, 6th of October City, and Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt., Aziz AlKhawaja SA; General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Bahrain., Demiroz AP; Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey., Sayed AF; Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Elahi N; Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Gamar-Elanbya MO; Royal Care International Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan., Abidi K; Ibn Sina Hospital of Morocco, Rabat, Morocco., Ben-Jaballah N; Children Hospital Bechir Hamza of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia., Salama MF; Mubarak Al Kabir, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Helali NJ; King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Abdel-Halim MM; Children Hospital Cairo University Abu El Reesh, Cairo, Egypt., Demaisip NL; Assir Central Hospital, Assir, Saudi Arabia., Ahmed H; Abha Maternity And Children Hospital, Assir, Saudi Arabia., Diab HH; King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia., Molano AM; King Khalid Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Sawan FA; King Fahad Central Hospital, Jizan, Saudi Arabia., Kelany A; King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center, Makkah, Saudi Arabia., Altowerqi R; King Abdullah Medical Complex, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Rushdi H; Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia., Alkamaly MA; King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Saudi Arabia., Bohlega E; King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Aldossary HA; Dammam Maternity and Children Hospital, Damman, Saudi Arabia., Abdelhady KM; Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital, Cairo, Egypt., Ikram A; Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan., Madco M; King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Caminade Y; King Feisal Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Alazmi M; Prince Momhamed Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Mahfouz T; Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, Nabatieh, Lebanon., Abdelaziz-Yousef RH; Internal Medicine Hospital, Cairo, Egypt., Ibrahim A; King Fahad Hospital, Al Hasa, Saudi Arabia., Elawady B; New Obgyn Kasr Alainy Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Asad T; King Saud Medical City of Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Shyrine L; King Saud Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia., Leblebicioglu H; Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey.

Publikováno v: Journal of infection and public health [J Infect Public Health] 2020 Aug; Vol. 13 (8), pp. 1134-1141. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 12.