[Measures for prevention of hospital-acquired infections of the urinary tract. Local antibiotics: yes or no? (author's transl)].

The most important measures for prevention of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections are: sterility when passing catheters, daily catheter care, careful disinfection of hands before manipulation of the catheter system, closed urine drainage systems. When using closed urine drainage systems whose continuity must never be interrupted, rinsing with local antibiotics is unnecessary.