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Effectiveness of meatal cleaning in the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and bacteriuria: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Brett Mitchell School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle—Central Coast Campus, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cassie Curryer School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle—Central Coast Campus, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Elizabeth Holliday School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Claire M Rickard School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaAlliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, AustraliaHerston Infectious Disease Institute, Metro North Hospitals and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Oyebola Fasugba Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Brett Mitchell; brett.mitchell{at}newcastle.edu.au
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Mitchell B, Curryer C, Holliday E, et al
Effectiveness of meatal cleaning in the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and bacteriuria: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open 2021;11:e046817. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046817

Publication history

  • Received November 10, 2020
  • Accepted May 19, 2021
  • First published June 8, 2021.
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February 15, 2022
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