Catheter-acquired urinary tract infection: The once and future guidelines

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-329

  Nicolle, Lindsay E ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEPSIS; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER INFECTION; COST OF ILLNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77949564094     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651092     Document Type: Note

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