Impact of changes in the NHSN catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) surveillance criteria on the frequency and epidemiology of CAUTI in intensive care units (ICUs)

The impact of the 2013 NHSN CAUTI definition on CAUTI rates was analyzed. A total of 107 CAUTI episodes were identified; 60 according to NHSN 2013 definitions only and 47 according to the 2012 and 2013 definitions. Physician-diagnosed "other infections" were more common among patients who...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2015-03, Vol.36 (3), p.346-349
Hauptverfasser:	Neelakanta, Anupama, Sharma, Sarit, Kesani, Vishnu Priya, Salim, Madiha, Pervaiz, Amina, Aftab, Nida, Mann, Tal, Tashtoush, Nader, Karino, Shigehiko, Dhar, Sorabh, Kaye, Keith S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Catheter-Related Infections - diagnosis Catheter-Related Infections - epidemiology Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control Catheters Cross Infection - diagnosis Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Epidemiology Female Health care Hospitals Humans Infection Control - methods Infection Control - standards Intensive care Intensive Care Units - standards Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data Male Medical instruments Michigan Middle Aged Nosocomial infections Nursing Patient safety Practice Guidelines as Topic Retrospective Studies Risk factors Urinary tract infections Urinary Tract Infections - diagnosis Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology Urinary Tract Infections - prevention & control Vitamin E
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Zusammenfassung:	The impact of the 2013 NHSN CAUTI definition on CAUTI rates was analyzed. A total of 107 CAUTI episodes were identified; 60 according to NHSN 2013 definitions only and 47 according to the 2012 and 2013 definitions. Physician-diagnosed "other infections" were more common among patients who had CAUTI only according to NHSN 2013 definitions (P
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2014.67