Abstract
One of the difficulties with indwelling catheters is the propensity to develop catheter-related infections. While drainage of the bladder ensures a low-pressure reservoir (protecting the upper tracts and also designed to reduce the frequency of infections), unfortunately colonization of the catheter with a biofilm leads to urinary infection. The timing and appropriateness of treatment with antibiotics is discussed here.
This chapter is based on the European and Asian Guidelines on Management and Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections.
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Mufti, U.B., Dasgupta, R. (2013). Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. In: Rané, A., Dasgupta, R. (eds) Urinary Tract Infection. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4709-1_6
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