The relationship between pyuria and infection in patients with indwelling urinary catheters: a prospective study of 761 patients
PA Tambyah, DG Maki - Archives of internal medicine, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Background Pyuria is universally considered as essential for identifying urinary tract
infections in noncatheterized patients. The utility of pyuria in the catheterized patient, to
identify catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), has not been adequately defined.
Methods We prospectively studied 761 newly catheterized patients in a university hospital;
82 (10.8%) developed nosocomial CAUTI (> 10 3 colony-forming units per milliliter). While
catheterized, each patient was seen daily, a quantitative urine culture was obtained, and the …
infections in noncatheterized patients. The utility of pyuria in the catheterized patient, to
identify catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), has not been adequately defined.
Methods We prospectively studied 761 newly catheterized patients in a university hospital;
82 (10.8%) developed nosocomial CAUTI (> 10 3 colony-forming units per milliliter). While
catheterized, each patient was seen daily, a quantitative urine culture was obtained, and the …
