Eight-year sustainability of a successful intervention to prevent urinary tract infection: A mixed-methods study

Sax, Hugo; Kuster, Stefan P; Tehrany, Yassaman Alipour; Ren, Ruoxi; Uckay, Ilker; Agostinho, Americo; Stephan, François; Wachsmuth, Maud; Walder, Bernard; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.013

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Eight-year sustainability of a successful intervention to prevent urinary tract infection: A mixed-methods study

ContributorsSax, Hugo; Kuster, Stefan P; Tehrany, Yassaman Alipour; Ren, Ruoxi; Uckay, Ilker; Agostinho, Americo; Stephan, François; Wachsmuth, Maud; Walder, Bernard; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Pittet, Didier

Published inAmerican journal of infection control, vol. 44, no. 7, p. 820-824

Publication date2016

Abstract

Data on long-term effects of interventions in infection control are scarce. We aimed to evaluate the 8-year sustainability of a successful intervention to reduce urinary tract infections (UTIs) through restriction of urinary catheter (UC) use in an orthopedic surgical population.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

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SAX, Hugo et al. Eight-year sustainability of a successful intervention to prevent urinary tract infection: A mixed-methods study. In: American journal of infection control, 2016, vol. 44, n° 7, p. 820–824. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.013

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PID : unige:87659
DOI : 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.013
PMID : 26988333

ISSN of the journal0196-6553

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Eight-year sustainability of a successful intervention to prevent urinary tract infection: A mixed-methods study

Data on long-term effects of interventions in infection control are scarce. We aimed to evaluate the 8-year sustainability of a successful intervention to reduce urinary tract infections (UTIs) through restriction of urinary catheter (UC) use in an orthopedic surgical population.

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