TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Condom Catheter Collecting Systems Cause Urinary Tract Infection?
AU - Hirsh, David D.
AU - Fainstein, Victor
AU - Musher, Daniel M.
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PY - 1979/7/27
Y1 - 1979/7/27
N2 - A study was undertaken to determine whether use of a condom catheter collection system (CCCS) is associated with urinary tract infection (UTI). No UTI developed in 79 episodes of CCCS use in patients who were cooperative or because of paralysis were unable to manipulate the collecting system (mean time per patient, 21.2 days; total number of patient days, 1,677). By contrast, in 15 patients who were identified prospectively as being uncooperative and who repeatedly manipulated the CCCS, UTI developed in eight (53.3%) within a mean of 9.6 days. Urethral catheterization in cooperative patients during CCCS use was followed by development of UTI. Repeated interference with the proper use of CCCS and urethral catheterization during CCCS use are associated with an increased risk of UTI.
AB - A study was undertaken to determine whether use of a condom catheter collection system (CCCS) is associated with urinary tract infection (UTI). No UTI developed in 79 episodes of CCCS use in patients who were cooperative or because of paralysis were unable to manipulate the collecting system (mean time per patient, 21.2 days; total number of patient days, 1,677). By contrast, in 15 patients who were identified prospectively as being uncooperative and who repeatedly manipulated the CCCS, UTI developed in eight (53.3%) within a mean of 9.6 days. Urethral catheterization in cooperative patients during CCCS use was followed by development of UTI. Repeated interference with the proper use of CCCS and urethral catheterization during CCCS use are associated with an increased risk of UTI.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1979.03300040026017
DO - 10.1001/jama.1979.03300040026017
M3 - Article
C2 - 448937
AN - SCOPUS:0018759073
VL - 242
SP - 340
EP - 341
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
SN - 0098-7484
IS - 4
ER -