A PROSPECTIVE MICROBIOLOGIC STUDY OF BACTERIURIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC INDWELLING URETHRAL CATHETERS
A PROSPECTIVE MICROBIOLOGIC STUDY OF BACTERIURIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC INDWELLING URETHRAL CATHETERS
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/146.6.719
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
ANTHONY, WC
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作者:
WARREN, JW;TENNEY, JH;ANTHONY, WC
Bacteriuria is common in chronically catheterized patients and is associated with both acute and chronic complications. Of 605 consecutive weekly urine specimens from 20 chronically catheterized patients, 98% contained bacteria at high concentrations and 77% were polymicrobial. The mean interval between new episodes of bacteriuria was 1.8 wk. Most species of bacteria caused 5-7 new episodes of bacteriuria/100 wk of catheterization. Even though access to the catheter lumen was similar, the duration of bacteriuric episodes varied greatly by species. Of the episodes of bacteriuria caused by nonenterococcal gram-positive cocci, > 75% lasted < 1 wk. Mean durations of episodes of bacteriuria due to Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were 4-6 wk; those due to Providencia stuartii averaged 10 wk and ranged up to 36 wk. Thus, the very high prevalence of bacteriuria, virtually 100%, was a result of a high incidence caused by many different species, combined with the prolonged residence of some gram-negative bacilli in the catheter and urinary tract.