BACKGROUND: Most catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are considered preventable and thus a potential target for health care quality improvement and cost savings.
OBJECTIVES: We wanted to assess the diagnostic accuracy of urinary dipstick testing in excluding catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with fever or hypothermia.
BACKGROUND: Streamlining health care-associated infection surveillance is essential for health care facilities owing to the continuing increases in reporting requirements.
BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a common clinic problem.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, 1 of the hospital-acquired conditions targeted for reduction by the US government, is challenging to prevent.
Patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheters are at an increased risk for urinary tract infection due to bacteriuria.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is common, costly, and causes significant patient morbidity.
BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are the most common hospital-associated infection and can result in increased health care costs, morbidity and even mortality.
Biofilm formation on catheters is thought to contribute to persistence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), which represent the most frequent nosocomial infections.
An interdisciplinary clinical improvement workgroup was formed at this academic medical center with the goal of reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
