High proportion of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection in the absence of prior exposure to urinary catheter: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Exposure to urinary catheters is considered the most important risk factor for healthcare-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) and is associated with significant morbidity and substantial extra-costs. In this study, we assessed the impact of urinary catheterisation (UC) on symptomati...

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Autores principales: Uçkay, Ilker, Sax, Hugo, Gayet-Ageron, Angèle, Ruef, Christian, Mühlemann, Kathrin, Troillet, Nicolas, Petignat, Christiane, Bernasconi, Enos, Balmelli, Carlo, Widmer, Andreas, Boubaker, Karim, Pittet, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23391300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-2-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23391300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-2-5

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