Urinary tract infection in pediatric patients on clean intermittent catheterization via a mitrofanoff port with reused catheters & #8211; Any association with catheter sterility ?

Conclusion: Reused catheters were colonized in 57% of the study patients, but reused catheter may not be the cause of culture positivity or UTI in the study population.

Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - January 27, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Cenita James Sam Cindrel T Jagadeesan Sudipta Sen Pavai Arunachalam B Appalaraju Praseetha T Das Source Type: research