conclusions the study showed that hais were more frequent in elderly population predominately with respect to vap and infections by gram-negative pathogens. overall mortally was greater in the elderly group although the odds ratio for death was higher in younger patients and increased with every hai diagnosed. patients and methods retrospective analysis of all hospital-acquired infections (hais...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 33 / Issue 10 / October 2012, pp 1057 1058 DOI: 10.1086/667771, Published online: 02 January 2015 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0195941700031842 How to cite this article: David J. Weber, JaHyun Kang, Vickie M. Brown, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett and William A. Rutala (2012). Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tr...

The number of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) increases every year. The increasing number of CAUTIs bears on fact that urinary catheters became second most often used foreign body inserted into human body. Over 40% of nosocomial infections are infections of urinary tract, especially infections of catheterised patients (Gorman & Jones, 1991). Despite good aseptic management...

The predominant form of life for the majority of microorganisms in any hydrated biologic system is a cooperative community termed a "biofilm." A biofilm on an indwelling urinary catheter consists of adherent microorganisms, their extracellular products, and host components deposited on the catheter. The biofilm mode of life conveys a survival advantage to the microorganisms associated with it a...

Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) is a common healthcare-related infection occurring in patients admitted for various ailments. Approximately 80% of hospital acquired Infections (UTIs) are catheter associated. The purpose the current research was to find out level knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention CAUTI among healthcare professionals working tertiary care hospital...

BACKGROUND Many hospitals are increasing surveillance for catheter-associated urinary tract infections, which requires documentation of urinary catheter device-days. However, device-days are usually obtained by chart review or nursing reports. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that chart review can provide accurate urinary catheter data compared with physical inspection of the urinary ca...

Infection is an inevitable consequence of chronic urinary catheterization with associated problems of recurrent catheter encrustation and blockage experienced by approximately 50% of all long-term catheterized patients. In this work, we have exploited, for the first time, the reported pathogen-induced elevation of urine pH as a trigger for "intelligent" antimicrobial release from novel hydrogel...