A bacteriological examination of urine before and after urodynamic testing

Gumus D., Bagdatli Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.2, ss.317-322, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0805-47
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.317-322
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Urodynamic studies have been associated with an increased risk of bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) because it is applied by invasive catheterization. In this study the value of antibiotic prophylaxis in decreasing the risk of bacteriuria and symptomatic UTI has been questioned in children.