A point prevalence cross-sectional study of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections in six Australian hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for over 30% of healthcare-associated infections. The aim of this study was to determine healthcare-associated UTI (HAUTI) and catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) point prevalence in six Australian hospitals to inform a national point prevalence process and compare two internationally accepted HAUTI definitions. We also described the level and comprehensiveness of clinical record documentation, microbiology laboratory and coding data at identifying HAUTIs and CAUTIs.

Setting

Data were collected from three public and three private Australian hospitals over the first 6 months of 2013.

Participants

A total of 1109 patients were surveyed. Records of patients of all ages, hospitalised on the day of the point prevalence at the

SUBMITTER: Gardner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4120374 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature