Implementation of a national bundle care program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection in high-risk units of hospitals in Taiwan

Implementation of a national bundle care program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection in high-risk units of hospitals in Taiwan

Background/purpose: This study was intended to investigate the impact of implementation of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) bundle care on the incidence of CA-UTI in high-risk units. Methods: Thirteen high-risk units, including medical (n = 5), surgical (n = 3), cardiac intensive...

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Main Authors: Chih-Cheng Lai, Chun-Ming Lee, Hsiu-Tzy Chiang, Ching-Tzu Hung, Ying-Chun Chen, Li-Hsiang Su, Zhi-Yuan Shi, Jein-Wei Liu, Chang-Pan Liu, Min-Chi Lu, Yin-Ching Chuang, Wen-Chien Ko, Shu-Hui Tseng, Yen-Hsu Chen, Po-Ren Hsueh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
Bundle care
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Surveillance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217300737

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