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New findings from University of Miami in the area of urinary tract infection published
2009 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com) -- "Nosocomial urinary tract infection, a common complication in surgical patients, is primarily related to the use of indwelling urinary catheters. Discontinuation of catheter usage within 2 days, whenever possible, is the cornerstone to avoiding these infections," scientists in the United States report. "Patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria may be treated with catheter removal only, and do not necessarily require antibiotic therapy. Patients with symptomatic infections should receive effective antimicrobial therapy, but removal of the catheter is also fundamental to clearing the urinary tract of infection," wrote M.F. Ksycki and colleagues, University of Miami. The researchers concluded: "Antibiotic therapy of urinary tract infections is facilitated by the renal concentration of many antibiotics, permitting very high antibiotic concentrations to be achieved in the urine." Ksycki and colleagues published their study in Surgical Clinics of North America (Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infection. Surgical Clinics of North America, 2009;89(2):475+). For more information, contact N. Namias, University of Miami, Miller School Medical, POB 016960 D-40, Miami, FL 33101, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Surgical Clinics of North America is: W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste. 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899, USA. Keywords: United States, Miami, Bacteriuria, Nosocomial Infection, Urinary Tract Infection, Urology, University of Miami. This article was prepared by OBGYN & Reproduction Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, OBGYN & Reproduction Week via NewsRx.com.
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