Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Fact sheet

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-159

  Parker, Diana ^a   Callan, Laurie ^b   Harwood, Judith ^c   Thompson, Donna ^d   Webb, Marilyn Lu ^e   Wilde, Mary ^f   Willson, Margaret ^g  

^a St Joseph Hospital   (United States)

^b NP Services LLC   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d NEUMANN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Center for Continence Care Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^g HOLLISTER INCORPORATED   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 67651068891     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000347656.94969.99     Document Type: Article

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