Indwelling catheters are strongly associated with the development of bacteriuria, which can
lead to significant morbidity in hospitalized patients. This report, a review of the literature,
evaluates the infectious outcomes of patients with indwelling catheters to determine the
precise clinical and economic impact of catheter-related infection. Statistical pooling was
used to estimate the incidence of bacteriuria in hospitalized patients with indwelling
catheters. In addition, the proportion of patients with catheter-related bacteriuria in whom …