Annals On Call - Striving to Decrease Hospital Infection
Authors: Robert M. Centor, Jennifer Meddings
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Web Exclusives5 May 2020Annals On Call - Striving to Decrease Hospital InfectionFREERobert M. Centor, MD and Jennifer Meddings, MD, MScRobert M. Centor, MDHuntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)Search for more papers by this author and Jennifer Meddings, MD, MScUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.M.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/A19-0029 CME/MOC SectionsAboutVisual Abstract ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients with Dr. Jennifer Meddings from the University of Michigan.Annals articles discussed include...Quantitative Results of a National Intervention to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Pre–Post Observational Study: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2752410/quantitative-results-national-intervention-prevent-hospital-acquired-catheter-associated-urinaryA Tiered Approach for Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2752405/tiered-approach-preventing-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infectionAn Introduction to STRIVE: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2752499/introduction-striveAbout Annals On CallAnnals On Call focuses on a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Robert Centor shares his own perspective on the material and interviews topic area experts to discuss, debate, and share diverse insights about patient care and health care delivery.For more information on Annals On Call and for more episodes, visit go.annals.org/OnCall. Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Huntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.M.)Disclosures: Dr. Centor has disclosed the following: Consultancy: DynaMed, MDCalc, Medscape, National Kidney Foundation, The Curbsiders. Employment: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Meddings has disclosed the following: Employment: University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Research grants/contracts: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Patent owner: Device to improve urinary catheter insertion with the University of Michigan.Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that her spouse has stock options/holdings with Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Eliseo Guallar, MD, MPH, DrPH, Deputy Editor, Statistics, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports employment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interest to disclose. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAn Introduction to STRIVE Michael R. Bell and David T. Kuhar A Tiered Approach for Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Jennifer Meddings , Milisa Manojlovich , Karen E. Fowler , Jessica M. Ameling , Linda Greene , Sue Collier , Jay Bhatt , and Sanjay Saint Quantitative Results of a National Intervention to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Jennifer Meddings , Milisa Manojlovich , Jessica M. Ameling , Russell N. Olmsted , Andrew J. Rolle , M. Todd Greene , David Ratz , Ashley Snyder , and Sanjay Saint Metrics 5 May 2020Volume 172, Issue 9Page: OC1KeywordsDisclosureHealth careHealth services researchKidneysObservational studiesPatientsResearch grantsResearch quality assessmentUrinary tract infections ePublished: 5 May 2020 Issue Published: 5 May 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...