title: Risk factors for catheter-associated bacteriuria in a medical intensive care unit.
abstract: In a prospective study including 137 consecutive catheterised patients in a medical intensive care unit, the following variables were analysed as possible risk factors for catheter-associated bacteriuria, defined as a quantitative culture with > or = 10(5) organisms/ml: age, sex, simplified acute and physiologic score at admission, duration of catheterisation, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, neurologic disorders and prior systemic antibiotic exposure during hospitalisation. The frequency of catheter-associated bacteriuria was 30.7%. By multivariate analysis, female sex (odds ratio [OR], 5.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9-13.5; P=0.001) and a duration of catheterisation >11 days (OR, 19.4; 95% CI, 5.5-68.7; P=0.0001) were risk factors for catheter-associated bacteriuria, and prior antibiotic exposure was a protective factor (OR, 0.06; 95% CI, 0.019-0.21; P=0.0001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University Hospital of Besançon, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tissot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Limat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cornette
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capellier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*