Abstract
Nosocomial urinary tract infection (NUTI) is the second most frequent nosocomial infection in ICU. Decreasing the infectious risk can only be achieved by targeting indications, and duration of catheterizing. Inserting a urinary catheter is often performed under aseptic surgical conditions even though the efficacy of this procedure has not been demonstrated in ICU. Several studies have reported that using catheters coated with antiseptics or antibiotics decreases the frequency of UTIs, but induces overcosts. The closed system remains a reference technique. Basic body hygiene seems to be efficient enough for daily care. To conclude, the prevention of UTIs is linked to the quality of care, especially nursing care, and for some a marker of the quality of care.
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