Salmonella Urinary Tract Infections Associated with Exposure to Pet Iguanas

Urinary tract infections associated with nontyphoidal Salmonella serogroups.

In an analysis of over 23,000 nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella submitted to the Microbial Diseases Laboratory between 1992 and 1996, two groups (C(1) and E) were significantly recovered more often from the urinary tract than stool compared to more common groups such as B and D. An analysis of >60 urine isolates from 1996 suggests that most of these represent true urinary tract infections, as ...

Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Poona Infections Associated with Pet Turtle Exposure — United States, 2014

In May 2014, a cluster of human Salmonella Poona infections was identified through PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance. Historically, this rare serotype has been identified in multiple Salmonella outbreaks associated with pet turtle exposure and has posed a particular risk to small children. Although the sale and distribution of small turtles (t...

Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary catheter placement is an extremely common medical intervention. It can be used either temporarily, for example to drain a full bladder, to monitor urine output or it can be indwelling for long term drainage. While urinary catheters are a safe medical practice, complications can and do arise from their use and can be a source of morbidity for hospital or nursing home residents. The term ...

Reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections.

[Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections].

With a share of 22.4%, nosocomial urinary tract infections (nUTIs) are among the most frequent infections acquired in hospitals, along with surgical site infections (24.7%), pneumonia (21.5%), clostridium difficile infections (6.6%) and primary sepsis (6%) 1. 80% of all nUTIs are associated with indwelling urinary catheters, with 12-16% of all hospitalised patients and up to 81.8% of all intens...