Review article

https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2020_245223

Catheter associated urinary tract infections – targeting zero infections

Maja Abram orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-098X ; Klinički zavod za kliničku mikrobiologiju, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Morana Magaš orcid.org/0000-0001-9034-3784 ; Povjerenstvo za bolničke infekcije, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Ivana Škrobonja ; Klinički zavod za kliničku mikrobiologiju, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Nives Barać ; Povjerenstvo za bolničke infekcije, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Rijeka, Hrvatska

Abstract

Transplanted and other urological patients are more likely to need a ureteral stent, or urinary catheters, and are at increased risk of acquiring urinary tract infections (UTI). It is the most common infectious complication in the recipient of allogeneic graft, the main source of pyelonephritis, bacteremia and sepsis. Also, UTIs are the most common healthcare associated infections, and the main risk factor for their occurence is the use of urinary catheters. The leading agents of these infections are E. coli, E. faecalis, species of the genus Klebsiella, Proteus and Pseudomonas, often characterized by multiple antimicrobial resistance, further compromising clinical outcome. To monitor the catheter associated UTI, a one-day point-prevalence study is conducted every year, covering all patients hospitalized that day. The results contribute to the understanding of the problem, improvement of prevention measures, planning of empirical antimicrobial therapy, that is, the safety of hospitalized urological patients.

Keywords

catheter; pathogenesis; point prevalence survey; prevention; urinary tract infections

Hrčak ID:

245223

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/245223

Publication date:

1.12.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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