The 'no-touch' method of intermittent urinary catheter insertion: Can it reduce the risk of bacteria entering the bladder?

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 611-614

  Hudson, E ^a,c   Murahata, R I ^b  

^a Global Clinical Research Hollister   (United Kingdom)

^b Global Clinical Research Hollister   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aseptic; Contamination; Intermittent catheterization (IC); Neurogenic bladder; Spinal cord injury; Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLADDER; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TOUCH; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 26944471465     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101760     Document Type: Article

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