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The Incidence and Prevention of Infection After Urethral Catheterization
- JACK LEVIN, M.D.
- Requests for reprints should be addressed to Jack Levin, M.D., Chief Resident in Medicine, Grace-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.
Excerpt
The urethral catheter, long recognized as a potentially dangerous instrument (1), has been described both as man's friend (2) and enemy (3). The indications for its use and the potential dangers subsequent thereto have been the subject of heated debate during the past few years.
It has been well established that the urethra does have a flora that can potentially infect the bladder as a result of instrumentation (4-8). Kass and Schneiderman (9) demonstrated that bacteria can enter the bladder via the film of urethral mucous that forms around the catheter. Catheterization is no longer needed to obtain urine cultures,
Summario in Interlingua
Es revistate le incidentia de bacteriuria post catheterismo urethral, insimul con le methodos e technicas usate pro prevenir infectiones post-catheteristic.
Es sublineate le magnitude del problema e le risco inherente in iste manovra pro certe populationes de patientes. Mesuras efficace in le combatto contra bacteriuria es proponite.
Article and Author Information
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From the Medical Service, Grace-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Dr. Levin is currently a Fellow in Hematology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Received September 18, 1963.
- Accepted January 9, 1964.
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