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Establishment and Characterization of UTI and CAUTI in a Mouse Model
Published on: June 23, 2015
Catheter specimen urines: are they worth culturing?
Kamaljit Khalsa1, Ashutosh Deshpande2, Sarah Whitehead3
1ST3 Medical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Southern General Hospital, UK kamaljit.khalsa@nhs.net.
Abstract:
Urinary tract infections are the most commonly acquired bacterial infections, but the significance of growths from catheter-related specimens, particularly heavy mixed growths, is uncertain and can pose a dilemma for the clinical laboratory responsible for processing and authorising reports, as well as a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. Furthermore, inappropriate processing and reporting of samples may lead to inappropriate treatment of patients, which can result in adverse effects as well as increased laboratory and clinical costs. This short communication summarises recent evidence and guidelines on the matter.
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