A Rapid Quality Control Initiative to reduce the incidence of urinary tract infection in the paediatric intensive care patient--Part one.
Urinary tract infection is one of the common bacterial infections in children and can lead to substantial morbidity. If the infection results in renal scarring, various long-term risks include hypertension and renal insufficiency. Nosocomial urinary tract infections (NUTI) in children occur with varying frequency with approximately 60-80% of these infections being strongly correlated with urethral instrumentation. This paper presents stage one of a Rapid Quality Control Initiative to reduce the incidence of NUTI in the paediatric patient at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.
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Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*