Keywords
Prevention measures
Urinary infection
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Abstract
Health Care Related Infection (HAI) is a serious public health problem in Brazil, responsible for the increase in cases of morbidity and mortality, as well as for long periods of hospitalization. This article aims, through a Literature Review, to present about the epidemiological approach and preventive measures of urinary tract infections related to bladder catheterization. The discussion showed that the vast majority of nosocomial infections are caused by an imbalance in the relationship between the normal human microbiota and the host's defense mechanisms. In summary, the important role of the nursing team in preventing urinary tract infection is notorious, as it is they who install, maintain and remove the delayed bladder catheter, as well as all health professionals, with respect to adoption of preventive measures and educational campaigns aimed at the rational use of the bladder catheter, in order to avoid UTI by delayed catheterization.