Culturing practices and the care of the urinary catheter in reducing NHSN-defined catheter-associated urinary tract infections: The tale of two teaching hospitals
Recommended Citation
Bardossy AC, Williams T, Jones K, Szpunar S, Zervos M, Alangaden G, Reyes K, Fakih MG. Culturing practices and the care of the urinary catheter in reducing NHSN-defined catheter-associated urinary tract infections: The tale of two teaching hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018; 39(12):1494-1496.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2018
Publication Title
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Abstract
We compared interventions to improve urinary catheter care and urine culturing in adult intensive care units of 2 teaching hospitals. Compared to hospital A, hospital B had lower catheter utilization, more compliance with appropriate indications and maintenance, but higher urine culture use and more positive urine cultures per 1,000 patient days.
PubMed ID
30303048
Volume
39
Issue
12
First Page
1494
Last Page
1496