International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Simaranjit Kaur
College of Nursing, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, IndiaPublications
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Research
A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection among Catheterized Patients Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital, Bathinda (Punjab)
Author(s): Simaranjit Kaur*, Kirandeep Kaur Dhaliwal, Deepika R Singh and Rajwant Kaur Randhawa
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) associated with urinary catheters is the leading cause of secondary nosocomial bacteremia. Approximately 20 percent of hospital-acquired bacteremias are acquired due to catheter-associated urinary tract infection and the mortality associated with this condition is about 10%. Thus the present study was planned to assess the prevalence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection among patients admitted in tertiary care hospital, Bathinda (Punjab) Objectives: 1. To assess the Prevalence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection among Male and Female patients 2. To find out the association between the prevalence of CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection) among male and female patients with their clinical variables. 3. To find out the association between the prevalence of CAUTI among male and female patients with their clinical signs and s.. Read More»
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