Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units can be reduced by prompting physicians to remove unnecessary catheters

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 974-978

  Huang, Wei Chun ^a   Wann, Shue Ren ^a,b   Lin, Shoa Lin ^a,b,d   Kunin, Calvin M ^c   Kung, Ming Ho ^a   Lin, Chin Hsun ^a,d   Hsu, Chien Wei ^a   Liu, Chun Peng ^b   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^a   Lai, Kwok Hung ^b   Lin, Tzu Wen ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; QUALITY CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TAIWAN; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 9244244183     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502329     Document Type: Article

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