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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Analysis of Bacterial Stent Colonization: The Role of Urine and Device Microbiological Cultures.

Gabriele Tulone, Angela Costanzo, Nicola Pavan, Rosa Giaimo, Francesco Claps, Teresa Maria Assunta Fasciana, Anna Giammanco, Riccardo Bartoletti, Alchiede Simonato

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Antimicrobial strategies for ureteral stent removal after radical cystectomy: a comparative cohort study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriele TuloneUrology Section, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5797-3351
Angela CostanzoUrology Section, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Nicola PavanUrology Section, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7355-7625
Rosa GiaimoUrology Section, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Francesco ClapsUrology Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2812-5553
Teresa Maria Assunta FascianaDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal-Childhood, Internal Medicine of Excellence "G. D'Allesandro", University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Anna GiammancoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal-Childhood, Internal Medicine of Excellence "G. D'Allesandro", University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Riccardo BartolettiDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0021-0302
Alchiede SimonatoUrology Section, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
University of Palermo · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Trieste · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we explored the incidence of double J (JJ) contamination of patients who underwent an endourological procedure for urinary stones and ureteral stenosis. We developed a prospective study between January 2019 and December 2021. Ninety-seven patients, 54 male and 43 female, were enrolled. Urine culture was taken during four steps: before stent insertion, a sample from selective renal pelvis catheterization, a sample two days after the JJ insertion and finally, after the stent removal procedure. At the time of the stent removal, 1 cm of proximal and distal ends were cut off and placed in the culture for bacterial evaluation. Cohen's kappa coefficient value (k) and concordance rates of microbiological culture results were evaluated. The study group comprised 56% of male patients. Proximal and distal stent cultures were positive in 81 and 78 patients. The concordance rate of microbiological cultures between proximal and distal double J stent is 88% (k 0.6). The most common pathogens isolated from urine and stent cultures were

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microbiological cultureureteral stenturinary infection

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PMID37887213
PMCPMC10604538
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