A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care
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- 2 June 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 374 (22), 2111-2119
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1504906
Abstract
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common device-associated infection in hospitals. Both technical factors — appropriate catheter use, aseptic insertion, and proper maintenance — and socioadaptive factors, such as cultural and behavioral changes in hospital units, are important in preventing catheter-associated UTI.Keywords
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