Including senior leaders in CAUTI prevention is a critical aspect of the design and implementation of infection prevention programs. Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the upcoming book Preventing ...

This is an excerpt from the HCPro book, Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Second Edition. A variety of teams exist in the healthcare environment, and many of them can offer ...

Implementation of evidence-based prevention guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement could reduce the incidence of ...

As part of its ongoing efforts to make health care safer, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today released a new toolkit to help hospitals prevent catheter-associated urinary tract ...

Manuka honey is a monofloral honey made from the nectar of the manuka tree. The honey, commonly sold as an alternative medicine, can reduce the growth of bacterial biofilms, which could help prevent ...

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

A nationwide initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections includes five main components, according to a report in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. The Agency for ...

North Country Healthcare is an alliance of three critical access hospitals and a home health and hospice agency serving the northernmost region of New Hampshire. Based on CDC studies, staff found that ...

Urinary catheters are required for nearly every surgical procedure. However, a major challenge for the health care industry is predicting who may develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections ...

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Results of a national survey of infection control experts highlight the shortcomings of the widely used Foley urinary catheter. The new findings may help explain why ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. PHILADELPHIA — A new type of female indwelling catheter ...

UroShield Cited as Effective in Preventing CAUTIs and Blockages, Having a Major Impact on Quality of Life and Reducing Healthcare Resource Costs ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NanoVibronix, Inc.