Catheter associated urinary tract infections

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Kadurugamuwa, J. L., Modi, K., Yu, J., Francis, K. P., Purchio, T and Contag, P. R. (2005) Noninvasive biophotonic imaging for monitoring of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and therapy in mice. Infect. Immun. 73, 3878-3887. 

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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Note ICD-9 code does not distinguish between catheter-associated infection and inflammation. 

Hospitals and providers must work to reduce the burden of these infections. Four specific infections account for more than 80% of all hospital-related infections. Their list includes surgical site infections (SSls), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTIs), central venous catheter (CVC)-related bloodstream infections (CRBSls), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Preventing the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA has become increasingly important. Effective measures exist to prevent the most common healthcare-associated infections (H Als). 

Gentry H and Cope S, Using silver to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections , Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) 1987), 19 (50), 2005, pp 51-54. 

Kunin CM. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections a syllogism compounded by a questionable dichotomy. Clin Infect Dis 2009 48 1189-90. 

Reddy ST, Chung KK, McDaniel CJ, Daroniche RO, Landman J, Brennan AB. Micro-patterned surfaces for reducing the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection an in vitro study on the effect of sharklet micropattemed surfaces to inhibit bacterial colonization and migration of mop Ahog nc Escherichia coli. J Endourol 2011 25 1547-52. http //dx.doi.Org/10.1089/end.2010.0611. 

Ha, U., Cho, Y.-H., 2006. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections new aspects of novel urinary catheters. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 28,485-490. 

Johnson, J.R., Kuskowski, M.A., Wilt, T.J., 2006. Systematic review antimicrobial urinary catheters to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients. Annals of Internal Medicine 144, 116-126. 

Parker, D., Callan, L., Harwood, J., Thompson, D.L., WUde, M., Gray, M., 2009. Nursing interventions to reduce the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Part 1 catheter selection. Journal of Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing 36, 23-34. 

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