What does CAUTI medical abbreviation mean?

What does the medical term CAUTI stand for?

In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the CAUTI abbreviation. However, what is the medical abbreviation CAUTI?

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What is the CAUTI medical abbreviation?

In science & medicine, the meaning of the CAUTI medical abbreviation is catheter-associated urinary tract infection.

CAUTI: catheter-associated urinary tract infection

AMI	Acute Myocardial Infarction; Anterior Myocardial Infarction
ANGIO	Angiography
BBS	bilateral breath sounds
BSF	basal skull fracture
CPAP	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CSF	Cerebral Spinal Fluid
DSC	Doctor of Surgical Chiropody
ES	Epidural Steroids
ETT	Exercise Tolerance Test; also Endotracheal Tube
FQN	fluoroquinolone
G-tube	gastrostomy tube
GCT	glucose challenge test
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
H/H	Henderson-Hasselbalch equation; hemoglobin/hematocrit
HCV	Hepatitis C Virus
ICH	Intra-Cranial Hemorrhage
IPD	intermittent peritoneal dialysis
ITU	Intensive therapy unit
IVAD	intravenous access device
KAFO	knee ankle foot orthosis
LASIK	laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
LR	Lactated Ringers
LTV	long-term variability
MA	mental age; medical assistance
MGL	IgM phospholipid unit
MI	Myocardial Infarction
MPC	maximum permitted concentration; mucopurulent cervicitis
NKFA	no known food allergies
NVD	nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; normal vaginal delivery
O/E	on examination
PCC	Poison Control Center
POCT	point of care testing
PRBCs	Packed Red Blood Cells
PRQM	publicly reported quality measures
Peds	pediatrics
QHS	Every Night
QIO	quality improvement organization
RTT	referral to treatment
S/E	side effects
SIW	self-inflicted wound
SVR	sustained virologic response; systemic vascular resistance
SVRI	systemic vascular resistance index
TEA	tetraethylammonium
TMJ	Temporo-Mandibular Joint
V	Vomiting
dB	decibel (measurement of sound volume)
dist	distribute; distal
hrs	hours
in utero	within the uterus
lvl	level
pd	pupillary distance; prism diopter