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Engineering out the Risk of Infection with Urinary Catheters

Dennis G. Maki* and Paul A. Tambyah†
*University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, and †National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore

Figure 3. Rate of progression of bacteriuria and candiduria in 25 catheterized patients once any microorganisms were detectable in urine culture. Once organisms appeared in urine, low-level bacteriuria progressed very rapidly to levels >105 organisms per milliliter in 12 of the 14 cases within 2 days. Candiduria progressed less rapidly: in 9 of 11 cases, a concentration of >105 organisms per milliter was reached within 3 days (6).

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Figure 3. Rate of progression of bacteriuria and candiduria in 25 catheterized patients once any microorganisms were detectable in urine culture. Once organisms appeared in urine, low-level bacteriuria progressed very rapidly to levels >105 organisms per milliliter in 12 of the 14 cases within 2 days. Candiduria progressed less rapidly: in 9 of 11 cases, a concentration of >105 organisms per milliter was reached within 3 days (7).
 


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