Hydrophilic Catheters Versus Noncoated Catheters for Reducing the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1668-1671

  Cardenas, Diana D ^a   Hoffman, Jeanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Urinary catheterization; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ADULT; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 70350482198     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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