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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Publication 1 details the SHEA/IDSA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Infectious Diseases Society of America) recommendations. Publication 2 has a brief summary. Publication 3, from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), contains valuable tools to help implement the program.

  1. Lo E, Nicolle L, Classen D, et al. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2008;29 Suppl 1(October):S41-50. (free full access).
  2. Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, et al. A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2008;29 Suppl 1(October):S12-21. (free full access).
  3. Guide to the Elimination of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs): Developing and Applying Facility-Based Prevention Interventions in Acute and Long-Term Care Settings. APIC. December, 2008. (free full access).
  4. Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009, published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Appendices. (free full access).
  5. CDC Toolkit (set of PowerPoint slides). (free full access).

Patient Education Materials

APIC/CHPSO Patient Guide: Single Page Large Print Large Print — Spanish. (free full access).

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