Avoiding inappropriate urinary catheter use and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): a pre-post control intervention study

• Hoofdauteurs: Vicki Parker (Auteur), Michelle Giles (Auteur), Laura Graham (Auteur), Belinda Suthers (Auteur), Wendy Watts (Auteur), Tony O'Brien (Auteur), Andrew Searles (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) as the most common healthcare-associated infection accounts for up to 36% of all healthcare-associated infections. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) accounts for up to 80% of these. In many instances indwelling urinary catheter (IDC...