Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections
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Healthcare-associated urinary infection is one of the most frequent infections and it is responsible for more than 40% of nosocomial or healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and nursing homes for the elderly. The complexity and diversification of health services currently offered has motivated an enlargement in literature about infectious complications that may happen in each one of these scenarios; and according to the recommendations from literature since 2007 (1), in this chapter, urinary tract infection will be approached as a result of the care provided at hospitals or nosocomial care (NUTI). Due to the fact that most of NUTIs are associated to urinary tract instrumentation, i.e. secondary to either indwelling or intermittent vesical catheterization, cystoscopies or any invasive urologic procedures, or to nephrostomy tube placement, this chapter will emphasize in the most recurrent complication derived from the use of these medical devices: urinary catheter-associated bacteriuria (UCAB).
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