A comparison of the effect of early insertion of standard latex and silver-impregnated latex foley catheters on urinary tract infections in burn patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-218

  Newton, Terry ^a   Still, Joseph M ^a   Law, Edward ^a  

^a Physicians Multispecialty Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SILVER IMPREGNATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036219680     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502038     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Clinical and economic benefits of silver alloy urinary catheters in preventing urinary tract infection
2. Randomized crossover study of silver coated urinary catheters in hospitalized patients