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Review
. 2022 Jul;12(3):484-497.
doi: 10.1177/19418744221075888. Epub 2022 Feb 25.

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Neurological Intensive Care Units: A Narrative Review

Negar Firoozeh  1 , Elmira Agah  1 , Zaith Anthony Bauer  2 , Adedeji Olusanya  3 , Ali Seifi  4
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Review

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Neurological Intensive Care Units: A Narrative Review

Negar Firoozeh et al. Neurohospitalist. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is among the most common types of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), which is associated with poor outcomes and prolonged hospitalization in critically ill patients. Previous studies have mentioned that patients admitted to neurological ICUs are at higher risk of CAUTI compared to patients in other ICU settings. This review paper aims to review studies published during the last decade that evaluated the incidence, risk factors, causative pathogens, and preventive strategies and treatment in neuro-critically ill patients.

Keywords: ICU; Urinary tract infection; catheter-associated urinary tract infection; neuro ICU; neurologic ICU; urinary tract infection.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Indwelling urinary catheter removal algorithm.
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