Uropathogenic bacteria leave a mark - Abstract
Department of Urology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Infections
Editor's Commentary - The network approach for prevention of healthcare-associated infections: Long-term effect of participation in the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network
The network approach for prevention of healthcare-associated infections: Long-term effect of participation in the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network - Abstract
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Urinary tract infection drives genome instability in uropathogenic Escherichia coli and necessitates translesion synthesis DNA polymerase IV for virulence - Abstract
Department of Pediatrics, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Urethral catheters: Can we reduce use? - Abstract
Indwelling urinary catheters are the main cause of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections.
Update on biofilm infections in the urinary tract - Abstract
Department of Urology, South-Pest Hospital, 1 Koves Str., 1204, Budapest, Hungary.
Estimating the proportion of healthcare-associated infections that are reasonably preventable and the related mortality and costs - Abstract
Center for Evidence-Based Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters - Abstract
Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois
Editor's Commentary - Estimating the proportion of healthcare-associated infections that are reasonably preventable and the related mortality and costs
Editor's Commentary - Feasibility of audit and feedback to reduce postoperative urinary catheter duration
Editor's Commentary - Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters
Nitrofurantoin compares favorably to recommended agents as empirical treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in a decision and cost analysis - Abstract
Division of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St, Box 466, Torrance, CA 90509.
Intermittent catheterization with a hydrophilic-coated catheter delays urinary tract infections in acute spinal cord injury: A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial - Abstract
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136.
Reduction of inappropriate urinary catheter use at a veterans affairs hospital through a multifaceted quality improvement project - Abstract
VA Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Guideline for the prevention of health care-associated infection in urological practice in Japan - Abstract
Department of Urology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
National ambulatory antibiotic prescribing patterns for pediatric urinary tract infection, 1998-2007 - Abstract
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Urology, 400 Parnassus, A610, San Francisco, CA 94130.
Rapid detection of urinary tract infections using isotachophoresis and molecular beacons - Abstract
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Urology, Stanford University, California 94305, United States.
Washout policies in long-term indwelling urinary catheterization in adults: A short version Cochrane Review - Abstract
Ailsa Hospital, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Ayr, UK.
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Joint Commission approves CAUTI 2012 National Patient Safety Goal
EDGEWOOD, NM USA (Press Release) - May 27, 2011 - On May 17, 2011, the Joint Commission announced it had approved a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for 2012 for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).