The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has issued a new, updated edition of its Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. The new guide expands ...

Recent research published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests healthcare providers can do more to boost catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention efforts. For this study ...

A minority of ICUs had policies supporting bladder ultrasound (26 percent), condom catheters (20 percent), catheter removal reminders (12 percent) or nurse-initiated catheter discontinuation (10 ...

Moderate to severe dependence on others for self-care, prolonged indwelling catheter use, and urine pH value at or above 6.5 were identified as independent risk factors for catheter-associated urinary ...

Prevention guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement could help decrease the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, ...