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Caring for continence in stroke care settings: a qualitative study of patients’ and staff perspectives on the implementation of a new continence care intervention [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: Investigate the perspectives of patients and nursing staff on the implementation of an augmented continence care intervention after stroke. Design: Qualitative data were elicited during semi-structured interviews with patients (n = 15) and ...
Brady, MC +6 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019 Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the common hospital-associated infections (HAIs), which can be prevented by practicing necessary precautions and by using antimicrobial urinary catheters (UCs).
Manaf Al-Qahtani +3 more
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Systemic infections after acute stroke [PDF]
, 2008 After an acute stroke, systemic infection can complicate the recovery process and lead to a worse clinical outcome, including a higher risk of mortality.
Damian Jenkinson +11 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2017 Introduction: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), an important causative agent of urinary tract infections (UTIs), carries virulence factors which are clustered on pathogenicity islands (PAIs).
Farzaneh Firoozeh +2 more
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URINARY INFECTIONS IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS: KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AND DIALYSIS
Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2019 Patients on hemodialysis often have more urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to immunosuppression, lack of germ removal, presence of lithiasis, neurogenic bladder, abnormalities in the urinary tract, use of intravenous catheters and urinary catheters ...
María José Pomares
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BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Chronic urinary retention is a common lower urinary tract disorder, mostly neurogenic or idiopathic in origin. The preferred treatment is clean intermittent urinary self-catheterisation (CISC) four to six times a day.
Tess van Doorn +3 more
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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in patients with chronic venous catheters: a case report and literature review. [PDF]
, 2014 Chronic indwelling catheters have been reported to be associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) via the activation of the classical complement pathway in association with bacterial infections such as coagulase negative ...
Nast, Cynthia C +3 more
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Development of an antimicrobial urinary catheter to inhibit urinary catheter encrustation [PDF]
Microbiology Discovery, 2015 Background: Encrustation of urinary catheters is a frequent problem in patients with long-term indwelling catheters colonised with urease-positive bacteria such as Proteus mirabilis. Catheter blockage may follow catheter encrustation, potentially leading to systemic infection.
Jordan, RPC +4 more
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Long-Term Reduction of Bacterial Adhesion on Polyurethane by an Ultra-Thin Surface Modifier
Biomedicines, 2022 Indwelling urinary catheters are employed widely to relieve urinary retention in patients. A common side effect of the use of these catheters is the formation of urinary tract infections (UTIs), which can lead not only to severe medical complications ...
Brian De La Franier +3 more
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