title: Electronic surveillance for catheter-associated urinary tract infections at a university-affiliated children's hospital.
abstract: We sought to describe the characteristics of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in a children's hospital while demonstrating efficacy of electronic identification of CAUTIs. There were 25 CAUTIs identified over 24 months, with most (88%) occurring in the intensive care units (ICUs). The incidence of ICU CAUTIs decreased during the study period (P = .04). Concordance between electronic identification and validation by infection control staff was 83% and increased to 100% with correction of nursing documentation.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: ais13@columbia.edu.
authors: Anita I
authors: AI
authors: Sen
authors: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Krystal
authors: K
authors: Balzer
authors: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Diane
authors: D
authors: Mangino
authors: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Messina
authors: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Ross
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Zachariah
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Saiman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; electronic surveillance; hospital-associated infection; indwelling urinary catheter; pediatric