Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: Utility of the ICD-10 Metric as a Surrogate for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Surveillance Metric

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Apr;38(4):506-507. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.335. Epub 2017 Jan 31.

Authors

Alexandre R Marra¹, Mufareh Alkatheri¹, Michael B Edmond¹

Affiliation

¹ 1Office of Clinical Quality,Safety and Performance Improvement,University of IowaHospitals and Clinics,Iowa City,Iowa.

PMID: 28137321
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.335

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / standards
Humans
International Classification of Diseases / statistics & numerical data*
United States / epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology*