Catheter-associated urinary infection in kidney post-transplant patients

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Luiz Carlos De Oliveira²  Antonio Marmo Lucon²  Willian Carlos Nahas²  Luiz Estevam Ianhez²  Sami Arap¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculty of Medicine Urology ClinicSão Paulo,Brazil

关键词: Urinary infection;    Urethral catheterization;    Renal Transplantation;    Infecção urinária;    Cateterismo uretral;    Transplante renal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31802001000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

CONTEXT: There is still controversy as to the use and dosage of antimicrobial prophylaxis of the urinary infection associated with urethral catheterization in the post renal transplant period. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patients develop urinary infection during short-term urethral catheterization after renal transplant without routine antimicrobial prophylaxis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Kidney Transplantation Unit. SAMPLE: 20 patients submitted to non-complicated kidney transplant, with a normal urinary tract and no risk factors present regarding urinary infection. Aged 15 to 65 years. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Before the transplant, material from the urethral meatus and urine were collected for culture. After the transplant, in the period during which the patient was with short-term urethral catheterization (4 to 5 days), material from the urethral meatus and urine from the bladder and the collecting bag were taken daily from all recipients for culture. RESULTS: There was a predominance of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and S. viridans in the normal urethral meatus flora and in the first two days of urethral catheterization. After the second day, there was a predominance of E. coli and E. faecalis. Urinary infection did not occur during the period of urethral catheterization. In the follow up only one female patient (7%) had asymptomatic bacteriuria caused by E.coli after the withdrawal of the urethral catheter. CONCLUSIONS: Infection urinary does not occur during the period of urethral catheterization in kidney post-transplant patients. Thus, antimicrobial prophylaxis is not recommended for these patients to prevent urinary infection.

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