Systematic review: antimicrobial urinary catheters to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients.

James R. Johnson; Michael A. Kuskowski; Timothy J. Wilt

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Systematic review: antimicrobial urinary catheters to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients.

January 31, 2006

Johnson JR, Kuskowski MA, Wilt TJ. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(2):116-26.

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The investigators reviewed the literature on two types of antimicrobial urinary catheters and found that the evidence supports their ability to prevent infection.

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