Evaluation of an intervention program to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in an ICU in a rural Egypt hospital
Aim: Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are the most common hospital-acquired infection in ICUs. The aim of this study was to estimate the effectiveness of an intervention program by implementing urinary catheter bundle elements to reduce the CAUTI frequency in an ICU.
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141633/ |