UPMC Williamsport used a bundled approach to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections. A Pennsylvania hospital's quality improvement initiative led to a rapid turnaround in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An expert at SHEA suggested using catheter-associated bacteria as a metric for measuring hospital safety instead ...

Healthcare system leaders are finding that prolonged multipronged efforts can lead to reduced infection rates, though some experts caution about the potential for unintended consequences. Kerri ...

A nurse-led effort at UPMC Williamsport (Pa.) hospital quickly reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the intensive care unit, spurring the organization to implement the program ...

Effectively reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in intensive care units requires a multifaceted approach. Stewardship of culturing was shown to be a successful component of ...

Updated consensus recommendations provide strategies for preventing both catheter-associated and noncatheter-associated UTIs.