Open AccessImpact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in an adult intensive care unit in Lebanon: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings
Author(s) -
Souha S. Kanj,
Nada Zahreddine,
Víctor Rosenthal,
L Alamuddin,
Zeina A. Kanafani,
Bassel Molaeb
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.01.020
Subject(s) - medicine , poisson regression , infection control , emergency medicine , confidence interval , urinary system , intensive care unit , psychological intervention , catheter , rate ratio , intensive care medicine , environmental health , surgery , population , psychiatry
The objective of this study was to assess the impact of a multidimensional infection control approach for the reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in an adult intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital member of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) in Lebanon.
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