title: [Prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infection: vesical catheter versus Penilex].
abstract: Nosocomial urinary tract infection is the most frequent nosocomial infection in many care units. Its main risk factor is the presence of a bladder catheter. Prevention is based upon the enforcement of hygiene recommendations which are not always carefully applied everywhere. We report a prospective study concerning 328 patients divided into two gropus. Group I patients (n = 161) had an indwelling bladder catheter. Group II patients (n = 167) had an external urinary drainage by Penilex. The incidence of nosocomial urinary infection was 2.4% in group II versus 26.7% in group I. Thus preventive efficacy of Penilex use appears to be well demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Ibn Rochd Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouaggad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barrou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouderka
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rais
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Idali
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abassi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benaguida
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: Prévention de l'infection urinaire nosocomiale: sondage vésical versus Pénilex.