What Nursing Interventions Reduce the Risk of Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in the Patient With an Indwelling Catheter?

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikel Gray
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Indwelling Catheter ◽  
Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection

Treatment with Methenamine Hippurate† in the Patient with a Catheter

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Norrman ◽  
L Wibell
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Indwelling Catheter ◽  
Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Elderly Female ◽  
Female Subjects

Methenamine hippurate, 1 g twice daily, was given for four months to twenty-two elderly female subjects with an indwelling catheter. The incidence of catheter blockage was significantly reduced when compared with the control period of similar duration, although bacteriuria persisted throughout treatment. The incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infection also decreased during treatment with methenamine hippurate.

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PEDIATRICS ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 764-764
Author(s):  
THOMAS E. WISWELL
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
First Year ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
First Year Of Life

In Reply.— Dr Altschul presents data on urinary tract infections during infancy and reports infection rates substantially lower than those we have previously reported.1,2 He then makes several conclusions based on these differences. His data indicate that the maximum infection rates would be 0.11% among girls and 0.02% and 0.12% among circumcised and uncircumcised boys, respectively. In contrast, from a population of 422,328 infants, we found the overall incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infection during the first year of life to be 0.57% in girls, 0.11% in circumcised boys, and 1.12% in uncircumcised boys.

scholarly journals Correlation between uropathogenic properties ofEscherichia colifrom urinary tract infections and the antibody-coated bacteria test and comparison with faecal strains

1981 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather J. L. Brooks ◽  
Barbara A. Benseman ◽  
Jayne Peck ◽  
K. A. Bettelheim
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
E Coli ◽  
High K ◽  
Serotype 1 ◽  
H Serotypes ◽  
Tract Infections

SummaryStrains ofEscherichia coliisolated from adult females with symptomatic urinary tract infection were found to possess the following properties significantly more frequently than faecal strains: (i) high K-antigen titre; (ii) haemolysin; (iii) type 1 pili; (iv) mannose-resistant haemagglutination; (v) fermentation of dulcitol and salicin; (vi) O serotype 2, 6 and 75; (vii) H serotype 1.E. coliisolated from urine specimens containing significant numbers of antibody-coated bacteria were richer in these seven properties than strains from urines without detectable antibody-coated bacteria.The O and H serotypes ofE. coliobtained from patients with urinary tract infection in two New Zealand cities were compared with those reported in the world literature and found to be similar.

scholarly journals Bacteriological profile, risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of symptomatic urinary tract infection among students of Mekelle University, northern Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guesh Gebremariam ◽  
Haftom Legese ◽  
Yemane Woldu ◽  
Tadele Araya ◽  
Kiflom Hagos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Mekelle University ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background Bacterial infection of the urinary tract is among the common reasons for seeking medical attention in the community. Rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance of uropathogens is resulting in limited treatment options. Therefore, knowledge of the current uropathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility is important for better treatment of urinary tract infection. Methods A cross-sectional study design was conducted from February to September thirty, 2017 among students who came to Mekelle University student’s clinics with symptomatic urinary tract infection during the study period.. Mid-stream urine specimens were collected from 341individuals with suspected urinary tract infection for bacteriological identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Data on socio-demographic, clinical and risk factors were also collected using a structured questionnaire. Results Among the 341 study participants, 72(21.1%) showed significant bacteriuria. Escherichia coli (48.6%), Coagulase-negative staphylococci (23%), Staphylococcus aureus (13.5%), and Klebsiella spp. (8.1%) were common bacterial isolates. Resistance to ampicillin (81–100%), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (77–93.6%), co- trimoxazole (55 72.3%), nalidixic acid (57.4%) and tetracycline (46–55.5%) was seen by most isolates. Multidrug resistance was observed in 73% of the bacterial isolates, and 25.5% of the Gram-negative isolates were extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers. Being female, a history of urinary tract infection, a history of catheterization and frequent sexual activity were found to be statistically associated with urinary tract infection. Conclusion Urinary tract infection is a problem among university students with a prevalence of 21.1%. All isolates have developed resistance to most of the commonly used antibiotics. Therefore, health education on the transmission and causes of urinary tract infection are recommended for the students.

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