Microbiology Misconceptions Bacteriuria in Patients with Neurogenic Bladder and/or Indwelling Catheters
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Patients with neurogenic bladder and/or indwelling catheters are overtreated for urinary tract infection (UTI) due to the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (bacteria in urine). Colonizing bacteria in these patients often develop resistance to antibiotics, making treatment challenging if the patient develops an infection at a later point in time. Patients with indwelling chronic catheters often have positive cultures in the absence of UTI due to colonization. Colonization begins a few days after the catheter is placed, and increases with duration.
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