Transcription of Urinary Tract Infections - WHO
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Urinary Tract Infections Leading cause of morbidity and health care expenditures in persons of all ages. An estimated 50 % of women report having had a UTI at some point in their lives. million office visits and more than 1 million hospitalizations, for an overall annual cost > $1 Ulleryd, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, G teborg, Sweden VirulenceHost factorsInfectionNo infectionUTIs may occur either because ofthe pathogenicity of the organism,the susceptibility of the host or acombination of both factorsVirulence factors of the gram-negative uropathogens E.
2007 by creation of a catheter management and removal policy: † nurse and care partner education † check off on sterile technique † insertion competency † strict guidelines on catheter and perineal skin care † mandatory removal of the urinary catheter at 5 days unless a counter-order was written.
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