Implementation of urine collection tubes with preservatives increases accuracy of urine test results and reduces number of CAUTIs reported

CONCLUSIONSThis study found that implementing urine preservative tubes for specimen collection from Foley catheters improves the accuracy of urine test results. This occurred by reducing erroneous triggers of reflex cultures, falsely elevated colony counts, and fewer Foley patients requiring evaluation for CAUTI, therefore reducing the number of CAUTIs reported.
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research