1160. CAUTIs are the Most Common Type of Healthcare-Associated Infection. In an Effort to Decrease CAUTI Rates Through Proactive Prevention, We Sought to Develop a Weighted Model of CAUTI Risk Factors. The Final Set of Risk Factors Jointly Predicting CAUTI Were ADL Dependent, CVA, Catheter Replacement Within 7 days, and Catheterization Duration ≥5. We Have Defined Contemporary Weighted Risk Factors for CAUTI and Intend to Utilize These to Deploy a Tiered Approach Where Patients with Risk Factors Will Receive Advanced in Addition to Basic Preventive Efforts

BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection. In an effort to decrease CAUTI rates through proactive prevention, we sought to develop a weighted model of CAUTI risk factors in our patient population. METHODS: A retrospec...

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Autores principales: Nanda, Neha, Aleksanyan, Meline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808995/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808995/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1023

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