Reduction of urinary tract infections acquired in an intensive care unit during a 10-year surveillance program.
Eur J Epidemiol
; 23(9): 641-5, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe trends of urinary catheter-related infections (UCRIs) acquired by patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) in relation with an infection control program. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Prospective surveillance in one ICU of a university hospital in Lyon (France) between 1995 and 2004.RESULTS:
A 66% reduction of urinary catheter-related infections (UCRIs) acquired by patients hospitalized was observed between 1995 and 2004 after adjustment on age, gender, antibiotic use at admission, and duration of exposure to urinary catheter.CONCLUSIONS:
These results, obtained by continuous epidemiological monitoring of nosocomial infections, are encouraging with regard to the improvement of infection control measures and the evolution of medical practices. Further studies in ICUs are needed to confirm this trend.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Urinárias
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article