Urinary tract infection in pediatric patients on clean intermittent catheterization via a mitrofanoff port with reused catheters - Any association with catheter sterility?

• Main Authors: Cenita James Sam (Author), Cindrel T Jagadeesan (Author), Sudipta Sen (Author), Pavai Arunachalam (Author), B Appalaraju (Author), Praseetha T Das (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The objective of this study is to find out whether the reused catheters for clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) are colonized before insertion and its association with urinary tract infection (UTI). Materials and Methods: This is a study conducted on 28 pediatric surgery patients who...