Inter-rater agreement of CAUTI (catheter-associated urinary tract infections) diagnosis among Infectious disease physicians

• Main Authors: Divya Kondapi (Author), James Wang (Author), Francisco Rincon (Author), Lizy Paniagua (Author), Mohammed Raja (Author), Bhavarth Shukla (Author), Hayley Gershengorn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: CAUTIs constitute forty percent of nosocomial infections, yet their direct link with mortality remains debated. In 2009, NHSN estimated the economic burden of CAUTIs in the U.S. to be over $340 million. Limited data exist on inter-physician concordance in diagnosing CAUTIs, especially in...