| Title: |
Bed capacities and disinfection practices in hospitals in istanbul are correlated |
| Authors: |
Teker, Bahri; Öǧütlü, Aziz; Yılmaz, Mesut; Gençer, Serap; Karabay, Oğuz |
| Publisher Information: |
BioMed Central |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
İstanbul Medipol University Institutional Repository (DSpace@Medipol) |
| Subject Terms: |
Antisepsis; Disinfection; Disinfection Error; Private Hospital; Sterilization |
| Description: |
Background: Disinfection, antisepsis and sterilization (DAS) practices are of critical importance in hospital practice. This study aims to investigate the daily DAS practices of private hospitals in Istanbul, Turkey. Methods: The DAS practices of 155 private hospitals in Istanbul province were investigated using a questionnaire including 26 questions. The questionnaire forms were faxed to all private hospitals located in Istanbul. A p value < 0.05 accepted as significant. Results: The 75 [48%] hospitals out of 155 hospitals responded. The quality of DAS practice was correlated with hospital bed capacity. In these hospitals, glutaraldehyde (27%) was the most common chemical used to disinfect endoscopy instruments. The rate of availability of air gun in endoscopy units in these hospitals was significantly associated with hospital bed capacity (p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials; Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/1146; 14; Q2; Q1 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12941-015-0073-5 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/1146; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-015-0073-5 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; Attribution 4.0 International ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.55D1AE26 |
| Database: |
BASE |