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Guidelines for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Abstract
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 incidence and sequels of catheter-related infections are to be reduced. Based upon current understanding of the epidemiology of nosocomial urinary tract infections, guidelines for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections are presented.
Article and Author Information
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▸From the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, Bureau of Epidemiology, Bacterial Diseases Division, Hospital Infections Branch, Atlanta, Georgia.
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▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Ms. Mary Shepard, Hospital Infections Branch, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
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- Received August 22, 1974.
- Accepted December 8, 1974.
