Felipe Camacho-Cordovez, M Kristi Henzel, Laurie Bauer, Nadim G El Chakhtoura, Kristen Leili, Federico Perez, Jessica A Vida-Clough, Brian Klonowski, Patricia Kiefer, Curtis J Donskey, Maria E Navas
BACKGROUND: Adults with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) require chronic indwelling catheterization which is associated with an increased risk of catheter-associated (CA) adverse events. METHODS: We studied urine samples (culture and urinalysis) from 2 cohorts of chronically catheterized males with SCI/D. Cohort 1 included 28 participants; 3 samples per patient were collected (before, after, and 7 days after catheter change). Cohort 2 included 21 participants; 7 samples per patient were collected (before, immediately after, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 2 days, and 7 days after catheter change)...
June 2022: American Journal of Infection Control