Prospective cohort study of incidence and risk factors for catheter-associated urinary tract infections in 145 intensive care units of 9 Latin American countries: INICC findings.
Ruijie YinZhilin JinBrandon Hochahn LeeGustavo Andres AlvarezJuan Pablo StagnaroSandra Liliana Valderrama-BeltranSandra Milena GualteroLuisa Fernanda Jiménez-AlvarezLidia Patricia ReyesClaudia Milena Henao RodasKatherine GomezJohana AlarconLina Alejandra Aguilar MorenoJuan Sebastian Bravo OjedaYuliana Andrea Cano MedinaEdwin Giovannny Chapeta ParadaMaria Adelia Zuniga ChavarriaAna Marcela Quesada MoraGuadalupe Aguirre-AvalosJulio Cesar Mijangos-MéndezAlejandro Sassoe-GonzalezClaudia Marisol Millán-CastilloMary Cruz Aleman-BocanegraClara Veronica Echazarreta-MartínezBlanca Estela Hernandez-ChenaRajab Mohamed Abu JaradMaria Isabel Villegas-MotaMildred Montoya-MalváezDaisy Aguilar-de-MorosElizabeth Castaño-GuerraJudith CórdobaAlex Castañeda-SabogalEduardo Alexandrino MedeirosDayana FramLourdes DueñasNilton Yhuri CarreazoEstuardo SalgadoVíctor Daniel RosenthalPublished in: World journal of urology (2023)
The following CAUTI RFs are unlikely to change: age, gender, hospitalization type, and facility ownership. Based on these findings, it is suggested to focus on reducing LOS, UC/DU ratio, and implementing evidence-based CAUTI prevention recommendations.