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Catheter Chaos: Hospitals Lag In Preventing Common Infection

Jan 5th 2008Drug InformationInfectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses

One in four Americans in the hospital right now has a urinary catheter. One percent of them will get a urinary tract infection from that catheter. All of those will require antibiotics. A few may suffer life-threatening complications. And with every new case, UTIs will retain their title of “most common hospital-acquired infection,” responsible for 40 percent of infections related to hospitalization.

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Catheter Chaos: Hospitals Lag In Preventing Common Infection

Jan 5th 2008Drug InformationInfectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses

One in four Americans in the hospital right now has a urinary catheter. One percent of them will get a urinary tract infection from that catheter. All of those will require antibiotics. A few may suffer life-threatening complications. And with every new case, UTIs will retain their title of “most common hospital-acquired infection,” responsible for 40 percent of infections related to hospitalization.

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