Prevalence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Patients – The Overdiagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections

Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are profound causes of prolonged hospital stay and worse patient outcomes. HAIs pose serious risks, particularly in neurosurgical patients in the intensive care unit, as these patients are seldom able to express symptoms of infection, with only elevate...

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Autores principales: Podkovik, Stacey, Toor, Harjyot, Gattupalli, Maya, Kashyap, Samir, Brazdzionis, James, Patchana, Tye, Bonda, Sruthi, Wong, Serena, Kang, Christine, Mo, Kevin, Wacker, Margaret Rose, Miulli, Dan E, Wang, Sharon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6816532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31667030
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5494

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6816532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31667030
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5494

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