Epidemiology of Foley Utilization and Impact of Changed NHSN CAUTI Definition on Surveillance Practice and CAUTI Rates

In January, 2013, the wording of the NHSN (National healthcare safety network) definition for CAUTI (Catheter-associated urinary tract infection) was changed to include fever regardless of the source or presence of an alternative NHSN-defined infection. We surveyed Infection Preventionists (IPs) in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:American journal of infection control 2014-06, Vol.42 (6), p.S76-S76
Main Authors: Neelakanta, Anupama, MD, Sharma, Sarit, MD, Munoz, Cathy, Dhar, Sorabh, MD, Chopra, Teena, Flanagan, Elaine, RN, Sims, Kristin, Chevalier, Tom, Robinson, Paula, Moshos, Judy, Samuel, Preethy, Kaye, Keith, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial infections
Catheters
Disease prevention
Epidemiology
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Urinary tract diseases
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In January, 2013, the wording of the NHSN (National healthcare safety network) definition for CAUTI (Catheter-associated urinary tract infection) was changed to include fever regardless of the source or presence of an alternative NHSN-defined infection. We surveyed Infection Preventionists (IPs) in a large healthcare system to determine the impact of the changes in CAUTI definition on surveillance and/or reporting practices since this change.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.179