Management of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-82

  Trautner, Barbara W ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Catheter associated urinary tract infection; Urinary catheter; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; AWARENESS; CATHETER INFECTION; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIURIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 74249114427     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328334dda8     Document Type: Review

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