CARTA AO EDITOR

Lobão MJ, Sousa P. Infecções urinárias associadas a cateter vesical: con- tributos para a prática clínica. Rev Port Med Int. 2016; 23: 65-8.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. urinary tract infection (cathe- ter-associated urinary tract infection [CAUTI] and non-catheter-associated urinary tract infection [UTI]) and other urinary system infection [USI]) even- ts. 2017 [consultado 05 Fev 2017]. Disponível em: https://www.cdc.gov/ nhsn/PDFs/pscManual/7pscCAUTIcurrent.pdf.

Hooton TM, Bradley SF, Cardenas DD, Colgan R, Geerlings SE, Rice JC, et al. Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2010; 50: 625-63.

Kizilbash QF, Petersen NJ, Guoqing GJ, Naik AD, Trautner BW. Bactere- mia and mortality with urinary catheter–associated bacteriuria. Infect Con- trol Hosp Epidemiol. 2013; 34: 1153-9.

Zimlichman E, Henderson D, Tamir O, Franz C, Song P, Yamin CK, et al. health care-associated infections a meta-analysis of costs and financial im- pact on the US health care system. JAMA Intern Med. 2013; 173: 2039–46.

Saint S, Olmsted RN, Fakih MG, Kowalski CP, Watson SR, Sales AE, et al. Translating health care-associated urinary tract infection prevention re- search into practice via the bladder bundle. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:449–55.