Significance of catheter tip cultures.
Sixty-three patients were studied after renal transplantation to determine whether infection associated with use of the urethral catheter could be diagnosed reliably with catheter tip cultures. Catheter tip cultures correlated poorly with urine cultures aspirated from the catheter and follow-up voided urine cultures. Postoperative infectious complications did appear to be related to catheter contamination.
D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*