ArticleInfection prevention in practice2024
Asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in geriatric inpatients after indwelling urinary catheter removal: a descriptive two-centre study.
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The Risk of Symptomatic Bacteriuria and Persistence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria After Removal of an Indwelling Urinary Catheter- a Prospective Observational Study Among Elderly Inpatients.
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- Risk factors and clinical correlations of heterotopic ossification following spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic performance of rapid screening tests for asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in a tertiary care hospital in India.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Genomics reveal Staphylococcus aureus persists during long-term urinary catheterization despite antimicrobial therapy and catheter exchanges.Nature communications · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Patients with indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) are common in geriatric care. Catheterization increases the risk of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infection (UTI). The prevalence of ASB after IUC-removal is only sparsely studied. This study aimed to compare the occurrence of ASB and UTI in geriatric patients with and without a history of catheterization and to explore factors associated with ASB. Methods: Patients were included at two geriatric rehabilitation wards in Stockholm, Sweden. Data were collected about history of catheterization, antibiotic treatment, and diabetes mellitus. Urine samples were analysed. Occurrence of UTI during inpatient care was identified by patient records. Results: In total 196 asymptomatic patients were included in the analysis. Asymptomatic bacteriuria was significantly more common in patients with a history of catheterization (38/104, 36.5%) compared to those without IUC during the past four weeks (19/92, 20.6%, Conclusions: Catheterization is associated with ASB, this persists after IUC-removal. The results indicate that colonisation by Trial registration: The study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov with the identification number NCT05039203 (09/09/2021).
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