A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents
Author(s) -
Lona Mody,
M. Todd Greene,
Jennifer Meddings,
Sarah L. Krein,
Sara McNamara,
Barbara W. Trautner,
David Ratz,
Nimalie D. Stone,
Lillian Min,
Steven J. Schweon,
Andrew J. Rolle,
Russell N. Olmsted,
Dale R. Burwen,
James B Battles,
Barbara Edson,
Sanjay Saint
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1689
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , infection control , emergency medicine , asepsis , acute care , nursing , health care , intensive care medicine , surgery , economics , economic growth
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) in nursing home residents is a common cause of sepsis, hospital admission, and antimicrobial use leading to colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms.
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