泌尿道感染之相關危險因素及感染管制政策

Risk Factors and Infection Control Policy for Urinary Tract Infection

引起住院病人泌尿道感染的相關危險因素除了宿主、環境、抗生素及免疫力因素如食用蔓越莓、花青素等食品之外，導尿管是最重要的影響因子，導尿管不當留置或未依循感染管制政策執行照護，皆易引起泌尿道感染，因此當病人病情許可時應儘早移除導尿管，置入及留置期間應確實洗手、遵守無菌技術、定期執行會陰照護、維持無菌密閉引流系統等，以降低泌尿道感染的機會。

Other than the risk factors of the host, the environment, and antibiotics and preventative measures such as eating cranberries, anthocyanin et al., themost common cause ofurinary tract infections (UTI) is the use of catheter. Inappropriate catheter indwelling or inappropriate care that ignores the infection control policy easily leads to UTI. Therefore, catheter removal should be performed as soon as the patient’s condition improves.During the period of catheter insertion and indwelling, hand-washing, aseptic techniques, routine perineal care, and closed drainage system maintenance must be practiced accordingly to decrease the risk of UTI.