Optimizing the Yield of In-and-Out Urinary Catheter Cultures by Applying a "Midstream-Like" Approach in Pediatric Patients.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 43(3): e108-e110, 2024 Mar 01.
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| ID: mdl-38134367
ABSTRACT
Despite appropriate disinfection, sample contamination during in-and-out urinary catheterization is not uncommon, yielding false-positive and "mixed-culture" interpretations. We implemented a "midstream-like" catheterization technique, and cultured both first- and second-voided urine fractions. Second-fraction cultures exhibited less contaminants and "mixed-culture" interpretations and were better aligned with pyuria, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy and minimizing the risk of clinical misdiagnosis and unwarranted antibiotic use.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Piúria
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Bacteriúria
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Infecções Urinárias
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel