A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) in nursing home residents is a common cause of sepsis, hospital admission, and antimicrobial use leading to colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms.

Objective

To develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention to reduce catheter-associated UTI.

Design, setting, and participants

A large-scale prospective implementation project was conducted in community-based nursing homes participating in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Long-Term Care. Nursing homes across 48 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico participated. Implementation of the project was conducted between March 1, 2014, and August 31, 2016.

Interventions

The project was implemented over 12-month cohort

SUBMITTER: Mody L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710434 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature