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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in patients undergoing transurethral surgery
M Yamamoto1, H Natsume, K Miyake
1Department of Urology, Nagoya University School of Medicine.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica
|July 1, 1987
Abstract:
A study of 75 patients undergoing transurethral surgery with relatively short-term urethral catheterization with a sterile closed gravity drainage system revealed a 72% over-all incidence of negative urine cultures after catheter removal. The combination of prophylactic use of antimicrobials and a standardized catheter care system is valuable for preventing catheter-associated bacteriuria.