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OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence of hospital infection in patients with indwelling catheter and its risk factors, the inpatients were monitored and the measures were taken to prevent the patients from infection. METHODS Monitoring 617 patients with indwelling catheter, retrospective survey and analysis study were available , including a plan to detect microbe, to study the medical history and to examine the patients. RESULTS Eighty nine patients with 106 cases-times of urinary tract infection happened, and its incidence rate was 14.42 percent with the highest rate in all the hospital infection cases. The main risk factors of urinary tract infection included inserting catheter, unclean operation, delayed removing of catheter and unreasonable application of antibiotic . CONCLUSIONS Controlling the indication, shortening the time of indwelling catheter, keeping urinary aseptic manipulation and rational application of antibiotic are effective measurement for the patients with indwelling catheter.