SynthesisWorld journal of urology2021
Epidemiology and risk factors for ureteral stent-associated urinary tract infections in non-transplanted renal patients: a systematic review of the literature.
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- Double-J stent traversing the inferior vena cava into the right atrium: a rare cause of bacteremia after chronic stent retention.Urology case reports · 2026Article
- Visualized bibliometric panorama of ureteral stents (1975-present): trends and hotspots revealed.World journal of urology · 2025Review
- Endourological treatment of ureteral strictures with the use of self-expanding stents: is it possible to completely cure the stricture endoscopically? A report on the experience with implantation of 35 stents with a two-year follow-up period; a retrospective study.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to partial and radical nephrectomy: To screen or not to screen? Results from the national and multicenter TOCUS database.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Successful treatment of ureteral-stent-related fungal ball using fluconazole instillation through a nephrostomy tube.Urology case reports · 2023Article
- Determination of microbiological characteristics and risk factors associated with bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infection in patients with retained ureteral stents: an observational study.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- The interplay between bacterial biofilms, encrustation, and wall shear stress in ureteral stents: a review across scales.Frontiers in urology · 2023Review
- Microbial Colonization Pattern of Indwelling Double J Stents in Children.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
purposePathophysiology and risk factors for Ureteral Stent-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (USAUTI) have been poorly investigated. This situation results in highly diverse practices regarding USAUTI prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology and risk factors for USAUTI in non-transplanted patients.
methodsWe conducted a systematic literature review based on a comprehensive PubMed® bibliographic strategy, between October 1998 and March 2020. The methodological quality of the studies included was analyzed according to dedicated grids. The main endpoints were the correlation between different potential risk factors and infection ureteral stent-associated urinary tract infection or colonization rate. Conclusions and their level of evidence were reported on the basis of a critical analysis of the best available scientific evidence. This work has been submitted to a national review, which enabled the potentially divergent opinions of experts to be collected, thereby ensuring adequate quality of data. RESULTS AND
conclusionTwenty-six studies out of the 505 articles identified, were included in the final analysis. Staphylococcus spp, E. coli, Klebsiella spp, Pseudomona aeruginosa, Enterococcus spp. and Candida spp. were the microorganisms most often responsible for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) or USAUTI. Longer indwelling time, diabetes mellitus, female gender, chronic renal failure, diabetic nephropathy and cancer were identified as risk factors for ABU and ureteral stent colonization. No specific risk factor for UTI was identified in the literature studied. A causal relationship between ureteral stent colonization and USAUTI or urosepsis remains to be demonstrated.
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