Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture

Among 143 cases of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), 40% were considered catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CA-ASB), and 18% clinical CAUTI. An alternative source of fever was present in 70% of CA-ASB. NHSN CAUTI may not be an...

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Main Authors: Hayato Mitaka, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Jorge O. Estebane, Vanessa A. Makarewicz, John B. Lynch, Jeannie D. Chan
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004595/type/journal_article
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description Among 143 cases of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), 40% were considered catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CA-ASB), and 18% clinical CAUTI. An alternative source of fever was present in 70% of CA-ASB. NHSN CAUTI may not be an effective metric for tracking hospital-level infection prevention efforts.
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spelling doaj-art-f2e91e4d16b1457f986c624ed79ed41f2024-11-14T06:57:46ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2024-01-01410.1017/ash.2024.459Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine cultureHayato Mitaka0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0765-3955Chloe Bryson-Cahn1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0246-4012Jorge O. Estebane2Vanessa A. Makarewicz3John B. Lynch4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9018-8542Jeannie D. Chan5https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3741-5305Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USADivision of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA Infection Prevention and Control, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USAInfection Prevention and Control, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USAInfection Prevention and Control, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USADivision of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA Infection Prevention and Control, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USADivision of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA Department of Pharmacy, Harborview Medical Center, and University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Seattle, WA, USAAmong 143 cases of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), 40% were considered catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CA-ASB), and 18% clinical CAUTI. An alternative source of fever was present in 70% of CA-ASB. NHSN CAUTI may not be an effective metric for tracking hospital-level infection prevention efforts.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004595/type/journal_article
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Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
title Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture
title_full Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture
title_fullStr Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture
title_full_unstemmed Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture
title_short Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections—beyond fever and positive urine culture
title_sort recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter associated urinary tract infections beyond fever and positive urine culture
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004595/type/journal_article
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