Introducing a population-based outcome measure to evaluate the effect of interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-364

  Fakih, Mohamad G ^a   Greene, M Todd ^b   Kennedy, Edward H ^b,c   Meddings, Jennifer A ^b   Krein, Sarah L ^b,c   Olmsted, Russell N ^d   Saint, Sanjay ^b,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Device; Health care associated infection; Infection rate; Urinary catheter; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVENTION STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84860374567     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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