Urinary tract infection in people with long-term urinary catheters

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 314-323

  Wilde, Mary H ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCONTINENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER; URETER CATHETER; URETER CATHETERIZATION; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0242594039     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5754(03)00437-6     Document Type: Article

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