Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 464-479

  Lo, Evelyn ^a   Nicolle, Lindsay E ^a   Coffin, Susan E ^b   Gould, Carolyn ^c   Maragakis, Lisa L ^d   Meddings, Jennifer ^e   Pegues, David A ^f   Pettis, Ann Marie ^g   Saint, Sanjay ^h   Yokoe, Deborah S ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIURIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL CARE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; NEUTROPENIA; SENESCENCE; SURGICAL GLOVE; URETER CATHETERIZATION; URETHRAL CATHETER; URETHRITIS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

METHENAMINE; NITROFURAL;

EID: 84898726087     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675718     Document Type: Article

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