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APUA-Turkey
was established in 1994 and has over 50 members comprised of professors,
microbiologists and doctors from various disciplines that represent
nearly all of the Turkish universities. The Turkish chapter, along with
several other organizations including over 50 medical centers, has been
collecting data on nosocomial infections and causative microorganisms
along with their resistance patterns for the NosoLine Project. A computer
surveillance program was developed and educational meetings were organized
as a result of this project. Several APUA Newsletters have been
translated into Turkish and distributed by APUA-Turkey and the Turkish
Medical Association (TTB). The chapter is in communication with the
Ministry of Health and hopes to collaborate with them in terms of antibiotic
use education, particularly in more rural areas where opportunities
for continual professional development is limited. According to APUA-Turkey
the most urgent and prevalent bacterial infectious diseases are tuberculosis,
diarrhea, typhoid, respiratory infections, S.aureus, E. coli
and P.aeruginosa infections and the increase of resistant pathogens.
In addition, inappropriate antibiotic use among humans and farm animals
exists as well. A problem sighted with their surveillance capacities
is the limited quality of data, which at the time of the survey was
derived only from a disc diffusion test.DISCLAIMER: The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics accepts no legal responsibility for the content of any posted information, nor for the violation of any copyright laws by any person contributing to this website. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by APUA in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The material provided by APUA is designed for educational purposes only and should not be used or taken to be offered as medical advice. APUA is not engaged in rendering medical services. |