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The efficacy of noble metal alloy urinary catheters in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection

BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common device-related healthcare-acquired infection. CAUTI can be severe and lead to bacteremia, significant morbidity, prolonged hospital stay, and high antibiotic consumption. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this study, we evalua...

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Autores principales: Aljohi, Alanood Ahmed, Hassan, Hanan Elkefafy, Gupta, Rakesh Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28057985
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.192099