An update on prevention and treatment of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-107

  Tenke, Peter ^a   Köves, Béla ^a   Johansen, Truls E B ^b  

^a Department of Urology   (Hungary)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

bacteriuria; catheter; catheter associated UTI; infection; prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL URINARY CATHETER; BACTERIURIA; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER INFECTION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; MATERIAL COATING; PATHOGENESIS; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; SUPRAPUBIC CATHETERIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIURIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84891834337     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000031     Document Type: Review

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