Urinary tract infections catheter-related

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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). 

The use of an indwelling catheter frequently is associated with infection of the urinary tract and represents the most common cause of hospital-acquired infection. The incidence of catheter-associated infection is related to a variety of factors, including method and duration of catheterization, the catheter system (open or closed), the care of the system, the susceptibility of the patient, and the technique of the health care personnel inserting the catheter. The incidence of infection from a single catheterization in a healthy ambulatory patient is 1%. Bacteria may enter the bladder in a number of ways. During the catheterization, bacteria may be introduced directly into the bladder from the urethra. Once the catheter is in place, bacteria may pass up the lumen of the catheter via the movement of air bubbles, by motility of the bacteria, or by capillary action. In addition, bacteria may reach the bladder from around the exudative sheath that surrounds... 

UTls are one of the most common bacterial infections in humans. Most of these infections follow instrumentation of the urinary tract, mainly urinary catheterization see Fig. 3), with the development of catheter-associated bacteriuria directly related to the duration of catheterization (18). BPI easily allows spatial information to be monitored sequentially throughout the entire disease process, from cystitis to ascending UTIs see Fig. 4 and Color Plate 8, following p. 46), as well as treatment efficacy and relapse in diseased or asymptomatic animals all without exogenous sampling (10). 

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