This project was initiated in a large pediatric intensive care unit to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Implementing removal of diapers and a urine collection device that prevented urine backflow in March 2021 decreased the rate from 3. 3 to 0.9 CAUTIs/1000 catheter-days. These interventions could augment CAUTI prevention strategies.
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2025 Jan 06*** epublish ***
Matthew Linam, Lisette Wannemacher, Kathryn Powell, Christina Calamaro, Karen Walson
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA., Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.