Comparison of non-intensive care unit (ICU) versus ICU rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in community hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 744-747

  Lewis, Sarah S ^a,b   Knelson, Lauren P ^a,b   Moehring, Rebekah W ^a,b   Chen, Luke F ^a,b   Sexton, Daniel J ^a,b   Anderson, Deverick J ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878747079     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671000     Document Type: Article

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