title: The organization of hospital infection control in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey. hakanomu@omu.edu.tr
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Leblebicioglu
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Unal
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology