Risk factors for catheter-associated bacteriuria in a medical intensive care unit

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 260-262

  Tissot, E ^a   Limat, S ^a   Cornette, C ^a   Capellier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIURIA; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0035013465     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100480     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Vincent JL, Bihari DJ, Suter PM, Bruining HA, White J, Nicolas-Chanoin MH, Wolff M, Spencer RC, Hemmer M: The prevalence of nosocomial infection in intensive care units in Europe. Results of the European Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC) Study. JAMA (1995) 274:639-664
2. Richards MJ, Edwards JR, Culver DH, Gaynes RP: Nosocomial infections in medical intensive care units in the United States. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. Critical Care Medicine (1999) 27:887-892
3. Tambyah PA, Maki DG: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is rarely symptomatic. Archives of Internal Medicine (2000) 160:678-682
4. Saint S, Lipsky BA: Preventing catheter-related bacteriuria: should we? Can we? How? Archives of Internal Medicine (1999) 159:800-808
5. Garner JS, Jarvis WR, Emori TG, Horan TC, Hughes JM: CDC definitions for nosocomial infections. Journal of Infection Control (1988) 16:128-140
6. Garibaldi RA, Burke JP, Dickman ML, Smith CB: Factors predisposing to bacteriuria during indwelling urethral catheterization. New England Journal of Medicine (1974) 291:215-219
7. Platt R, Polk BF, Murdock B, Rosner B: Risk factors for nosocomial urinary tract infection. American Journal of Epidemiology (1986) 124:977-985
8. Mulhall AB, Chapman RG, Crow RA: Bacteriuria during indwelling urethral catheterization. Journal of Hospital Infection (1988) 11:253-262
9. Shapiro M, Simchen E, Izraeli S, Sacks T: A multivariate analysis of risk factors for acquiring bacteriuria in patients with indwelling urinary catheters for longer than 24 hours. Infection Control (1984) 5:525-532
10. Riley DK, Classen DC, Stevens LE, Burke JP: A large randomised clinical trial of a silver-impregnated urinary catheter: lack of efficacy and staphylococcal infection. American Journal of Medicine (1995) 98:349-356
11. Tambyah PA, Halvorson KT, Maki DG: A prospective study of pathogenesis of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Mayo Clinical Proceedings (1999) 74:131-136
12. Johnson JR, Roberts PL, Olsen RJ, Moyer KA, Stamm WE: Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection with a silver oxide-coated urinary catheter: clinical and microbiology correlates. Journal of Infectious Diseases (1990) 162:1145-1150
13. Larsen RA, Burke JP: The epidemiology and risk factors for nosocomial catheter-associated bacteriuria caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci. Infection Control (1986) 7:212-215
14. Harris AD, Castro J, Sheppard DC, Carmeli Y, Samore MH: Risk factors for nosocomial candiduria due to Candida glabrata and Candida albicans. Clinical Infectious Diseases (1999) 29:926-928
15. Saint S, Elmore JG, Sullivan SD, Emerson SS, Koepsell TD: The efficacy of silver alloy-coated urinary catheters in preventing urinary tract infection: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Medicine (1998) 105:236-241