Impact of Changes in the NHSN Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Surveillance criteria on the Frequency and Epidemiology of CAUTI in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
- 5 January 2015
- journal article
- concise communications
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 36 (3) , 346-349
Abstract
The impact of the 2013 NHSN CAUTI definition on CAUTI rates was analyzed. A total of 107 CAUTI episodes were identified; 60 according to NHSN 2013 definitions only and 47 according to the 2012 and 2013 definitions. Physician-diagnosed “other infections” were more common among patients who had CAUTI only according to NHSN 2013 definitions (P<.001).Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;00(0): 1–4Keywords
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