Preventive measures and management of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in adult intensive care units in Saudi Arabia

NA Obaid - Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) has been studied worldwide as
part of device-related healthcare infection. CAUTI is one of the most commonly reported …

Long-term prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections among critically ill patients through the implementation of an educational program and a daily …

MG Menegueti, MA Ciol, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues… - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Removing an indwelling urinary catheter as soon as possible is the
cornerstone of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) prevention. However …

Prediction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections among neurosurgical intensive care patients: a decision tree analysis

Y Liu, Y Li, Y Huang, J Zhang, J Ding, Q Zeng, T Tian… - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common
device-associated infections in hospitals and can be prevented. To identify the risk factors …

[PDF][PDF] Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in ICU patients

MS Alqarni - Middle East Journal of Nursing, 2021 - me-jn.com
Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant problem
in hospitals despite considerable spending on education and prevention. A catheter …

Ten-year resistance trends in pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections; reflection of infection control interventions at a multi-hospital healthcare system in …

HH Balkhy, A El-Saed, MM Alshamrani… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Background Studying temporal changes in resistant pathogens causing healthcare-
associated infections (HAIs) is crucial in improving local antimicrobial and infection control …

NURSES'KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES TOWARD PREVENTION OF CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION AT KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY …

SS Algarni, SSS Sofar, DY Wazqar - Journal of Health, Medicine and …, 2019 - iprjb.org
Purpose: Urinary catheterization is one of the most common procedures performed in
hospitals especially in intensive care units. The urinary catheter is considered as a single …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance of device associated infections in intensive care units at a Saudi Arabian Hospital, 2017–2020

JA Al-Tawfiq, R Abdrabalnabi, A Taher… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Device-associated infections (DAIs) are important components of
healthcare associated infection and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality …

Bacterial biofilm dependent catheter associated urinary tract infections: Characterization, antibiotic resistance pattern and risk factors

R Ramadan, N Omar, M Dawaba… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms cause recurrent and resistant device-related infections. We aimed to detect the
prevalence of biofilm-dependent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) among …

Healthcare workers' compliance with the catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention guidelines: an observational study in Yemen

KM Al-Sayaghi, TAH Alqalah, SA Alkubati… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is a global problem but it can be
prevented with the appropriate implementation of evidence-based guidelines. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Applying preventive measures leading to significant reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult intensive care unit

FM Al-Hameed, GR Ahmed, AA AlSaedi… - Saudi Medical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To determine the impact of applying the best available clinical evidence on the
preventive measures to reduce the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections …