Hospital-acquired Urinary-Tract Infections
Authors: JAY P. SANFORD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Reviews1 May 1964Hospital-acquired Urinary-Tract InfectionsJAY P. SANFORD, M.D.JAY P. SANFORD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-5-903 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAdvances in antimicrobial therapy have been accompanied by an increased frequency of infections due to micro-organisms which are resistant to commonly utilized antibiotics. Although such resistant infections occur most frequently in hospital practice, they are also subsequently encountered in the community at large.GENERAL FEATURES OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONSThis group of infections commonly has two major features which determine their occurrence and are important in their control: [1] They occur within an environment in which antibiotic-resistant bacteria are prevalent. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Dallas, TexasFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.These studies were supported in part by grant A1-02064 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland.Presented in part before the National Conference on Institutionally Acquired Infections, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 5, 1963.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Jay P. Sanford, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75235. 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