title: Urinary tract infection rates associated with re-use of catheters in clean intermittent catheterization of male veterans.
abstract: Clean intermittent catheterization used to manage urinary retention can be complicated by urinary tract infection (UTI). This retrospective study describes the frequency of antibiotic-treated UTI in patients undergoing intermittent catheterization. Most patients did not have UTI; this supports findings in previous studies.
authors.affiliation: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Annie J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kannankeril
authors.forename: Hong T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Emily B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCartney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D057928:Intermittent Urethral Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000451:nursing*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014728:Veterans