Water or antiseptic for periurethral cleaning before uninary catheterization: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 389-394

  Webster, Joan ^a   Hood, Ruth H ^b   Burridge, Christine A ^c   Doidge, Michelle L ^b   Phillips, Katherine M ^d   George, Narelle ^d  

^a Nursing and Women s Health Research Centre   (Australia)

^b Infection Control Department   (Australia)

^c Nursing Education Department   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; WATER;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIURIA; CATHETERIZATION; CLEANING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0035663091     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.117447     Document Type: Article

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