Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) : Risk Factors, Disadvantages, Diagnosis and Treatments

Autor: Kusbaryanto
Rok vydání: 2021
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5230344
Popis: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a type of infection with antibiotics to treat quite a lot. UTI is difficult to treat due to frequent resistance. One of the causes of UTIs in hospitals is the use of urinary catheters. The method used in this research is online data collection. Data were obtained through search engines such as google scholar EBSCO, ScienceDirect, and Proquest. The provisions for the year of publication of the article used were 2010-2020. The risk factors for CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection) were female gender, previous history of UTI, a sexual activity especially in new partners, changes in bacteria that live in the vagina, presence of prostate enlargement and urinary tract hygiene. These results were considered in more severe complications such as sepsis and endocarditis, and it was estimated to cause over 13,000 mortalities each year. The gold standard for diagnosing urinary tract infections was the detection of pathogenic microorganisms in the presence of clinical symptoms. Therapy for CAUTI included nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin, fluoroquinolone, ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim with sulfamethoxazole. : The risk factors for CAUTI included a history of previous UTIs, sexual activity, and changes in bacteria that live in the vagina. UTIs also caused much harm, frequently repeated attacks, and were difficult to treat. Meanwhile, the disadvantages of CAUTI were complications of sepsis and endocarditis. The CAUTI therapies included nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin, fluoroquinolone, trimethoprim, and sulfamethoxazole.
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