Intravesical Nitric Oxide Delivery for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
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Intravesical nitric oxide delivery for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
The use of indwelling urinary catheters is a major risk factor for urinary tract infection; and despite the availability of numerous preventive regimens, this condition is still extremely common. In earlier studies we have demonstrated the inhibitory effects of nitrite and ascorbic acid on bacterial growth in urine. When combined, these compounds generate antibacterial reactive nitrogen species...
متن کاملPrevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary catheter placement is an extremely common medical intervention. It can be used either temporarily, for example to drain a full bladder, to monitor urine output or it can be indwelling for long term drainage. While urinary catheters are a safe medical practice, complications can and do arise from their use and can be a source of morbidity for hospital or nursing home residents. The term ...
متن کامل[Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections].
With a share of 22.4%, nosocomial urinary tract infections (nUTIs) are among the most frequent infections acquired in hospitals, along with surgical site infections (24.7%), pneumonia (21.5%), clostridium difficile infections (6.6%) and primary sepsis (6%) 1. 80% of all nUTIs are associated with indwelling urinary catheters, with 12-16% of all hospitalised patients and up to 81.8% of all intens...
متن کاملGuidelines for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
The most common site of nosocomial infection, involving more than 400 000 patients in this country annually, is the catheterized urinary tract. These infections cause significant morbidity, prolong hospital stay, increase hospitalization costs, and contribute to mortality caused by Gram-negative septicemia. Strict adherence to appropriate infection control procedures is necessary if the inciden...
متن کاملGuideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009.
From the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (C.V.G.); the Center for EvidenceBased Practice, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia (C.A.U., R.K.A., G.K. ); and the Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (D.A.P.). Members of HICPAC are listed at ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.6.2352-2355.2005