A comparison of the microbiologic profile of indwelling versus external urinary catheters.
We studied the microbiology reports of urine cultures collected from external (condom catheters) versus indwelling (Foley) catheters. The equal prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococci in samples from both catheter types calls into question the practice of switching from indwelling to external catheters to decrease catheter-associated bacteriuria.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Larissa
L
Grigoryan
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Michael S
MS
Abers
Department of Medicine, University of Texas, Tyler, TX; Texas Center for Infectious Diseases, San Antonio, TX.
Quratulain F
QF
Kizilbash
Houston VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Houston, TX; Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX; Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Nancy J
NJ
Petersen
Houston VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Houston, TX; Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Electronic address: trautner@bcm.edu.
Barbara W
BW
Trautner
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D003352:Corynebacterium; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae; D016983:Enterococcus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013210:Staphylococcus; D062885:Urinary Catheters / Q000382:microbiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
Bacteriuria; Catheter-associated UTI