Catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Leyland Chuang; Paul Anantharajah Tambyah

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.022

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection

J Infect Chemother. 2021 Oct;27(10):1400-1406. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.022. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Authors

Leyland Chuang¹, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah²

Affiliations

¹ Raffles Internal Medicine Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore.
² University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore; Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: paul_anantharajah_tambyah@nuhs.edu.sg.

PMID: 34362659
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.022

Abstract

This guideline contains updated recommendations on the management and prevention of CAUTIs by the Urological Association of Asia and the Asian Association of Urinary Tract Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infection.

Keywords: CAUTI; Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; UTI; Urinary tract infection.

MeSH terms

Asia
Catheter-Related Infections* / epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections* / prevention & control
Catheters
Cross Infection*
Humans
Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects
Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy