Reduction of Urinary Tract Infections Acquired in an Intensive Care Unit during a 10-Year Surveillance Program

Purpose To describe trends of urinary catheterrelated infections (UCRIs) acquired by patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) in relation with an infection control program. Materials and methods Prospective surveillance in one ICU of a university hospital in Lyon (France) between 1995 and...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2008, Vol.23 (9), p.641-645
Main Authors: Vanhems, Philippe, Baratin, Dominique, Voirin, Nicolas, Savey, Anne, Caillat-Vallet, Emmanuelle, Metzger, Marie-Hélène, Lepape, Alain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibiotics
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the urinary system
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Catheters
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Epidemiology
Female
France - epidemiology
General aspects
Hospital admissions
Hospitals
Human bacterial diseases
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Infection control
Infections
Infectious Diseases
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Length of Stay
Life Sciences
Male
Medical instruments
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Multivariate Analysis
Nosocomial infection
Nosocomial infections
Oncology
Other
Patient surveillance
Population Surveillance
Predisposing factors
Public Health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Surveillance
Urinary tract diseases
Urinary tract infections
Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections - prevention & control
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Summary:Purpose To describe trends of urinary catheterrelated infections (UCRIs) acquired by patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) in relation with an infection control program. Materials and methods Prospective surveillance in one ICU of a university hospital in Lyon (France) between 1995 and 2004. Results A 66% reduction of urinary catheter-related infections (UCRIs) acquired by patients hospitalized was observed between 1995 and 2004 after adjustement on age, gender, antibiotic use at admission, and duration of exposure to urinary catheter. Conclusions These results, obtained by continuous epidemiological monitoring of nosocomial infections, are encouraging with regard to the improvement of infection control measures and the evolution of medical practices. Further studies in ICUs are needed to confirm this trend.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/s10654-008-9270-2