Designing a protocol to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections among hospitalized patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1002-1004

  Gokula, Murthy ^a   Smolen, Dianne ^b   Gaspar, Phyllis M ^a,b   Hensley, Sandra J ^c   Benninghoff, Mary C ^c   Smith, Mindy ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter associated urinary tract infections; CAUTI; Hospital acquired infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK REDUCTION; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84870406595     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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