Housestaff Knowledge Related to Urinary Catheter Use and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

被引:9
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作者
Paras, Molly L. [1 ]
Shenoy, Erica S. [2 ,3 ]
Hsu, Heather E. [4 ]
Walensky, Rochelle P. [5 ,6 ]
Hooper, David C. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Med,Div Infect Dis, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Infect Control Unit, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Med Practice Evaluat Ctr, Div Infect Dis, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Boston Childrens Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[6] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Med Practice Evaluat Ctr, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
PREVENTION; PHYSICIANS; STRATEGIES;
D O I
10.1017/ice.2015.189
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Despite published catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention guidelines, inappropriate catheter use is common. We surveyed housestaff about their knowledge of catheter-associated urinary tract infections at a teaching hospital and found most are aware of prevention guidelines; however, their application to clinical scenarios and catheter practices fall short of national goals.
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页码:1355 / 1357
页数:3
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