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Comparison of catheter-associated bacteriuria and urinary tract infections between designed sheathed urethral catheters versus other methods of urinary drainage

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Catheter&#45
related bacteriuria (CRB)Urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Infection
bacteriuria
Catheter
Registration Number
TCTR20200703002
Lead Sponsor
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

All the hospitalized patients in urology, intensive care unit, cardiac care unit, surgery and neurology units who needed urinary catheterization and who were older than 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were having a positive urinary culture at the time of catheterization, current antibiotic consumption or having any kind of urology operation during the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
rinary tract infections (UTIs). immediately after catheter insertion, upon catheter removal and after two weeks consequently Midstream urine samples
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Catheter-related bacteriuria (CRB) immediately after catheter insertion, upon catheter removal and after two weeks consequently Midstream urine samples
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