AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , February 2010

Internet survey of Foley catheter practices and knowledge among Minnesota nurses

  • Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
    • Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, Infectious Diseases (111F), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417.
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  • Michael A. Kuskowski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • James R. Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
    • Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

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 Conflicts of interest: J. R. Johnson has served as a consultant and received research support from Rochester Medical Corp., manufacturer of a nitrofurazone-coated urinary catheter. No other authors have any conflicts.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00660-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.05.005

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , February 2010

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