SynthesisBMC urology2024
Materials-based incidence of urinary catheter associated urinary tract infections and the causative micro-organisms: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis: postoperative prophylactic antibiotics compared with non-antibiotics for pediatric hypospadias repair.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effective interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a systematic review.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2025Pooled it
- Comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: synopsis of the CATHETER II RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Trial
- Polydopamine-Antibiotic Composite Coating for Antibiofilm Applications.Macromolecular bioscience · 2026Article
- Bioactive Compounds as Alternative Approaches for Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Best Evidence for Preventing Urinary Tract Infections and Optimizing Care in Adults with Indwelling Urinary Catheters.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Review
- Unveiling the hidden arsenal: new insights intoFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundBoth long (> 30 days) and short-term (≤ 30 days) catheterisation has been associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to the invasive nature of device insertion through the urethra. Catheter associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) are common (prevalence of ~ 8.5%) infections which can be treated with antibiotics; however, CAUTIs are both expensive to treat and contributes to the antibiotic usage crisis. As catheters are unlikely be replaced for the management of patients' urination, ways of reducing CAUTIs are sought out, using the catheter device itself. The aim of this review is to assess the incidence of CAUTI and the causative micro-organisms when different urinary catheter devices have been used by humans, as reported in published research articles.
methodsA Systematic Literature Review was conducted in Ovid Medline, Web of Science and PubMed, to identify studies which investigated the incidence of UTI and the causative micro-organisms, in patients with different urinary catheter devices. The articles were selected based on a strict set of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data regarding UTI incidence was extracted and calculated odds ratio were compared across studies and pooled when types of catheters were compared. CAUTI causative micro-organisms, if stated within the research pieces, were also gathered.
resultsA total of 890 articles were identified, but only 26 unique articles met the inclusion/exclusion criteria for this review. Amongst the large cohort there were catheters of materials silicone, latex and PVC and catheter modifications of silver nanoparticles and nitrofurantoin antibiotics. The meta-analysis did not provide a clear choice towards a single catheter against another although silver-based catheters, and silver alloy, appeared to statistically reduce the OR of developing CAUTIs. At genus level the three commonest bacteria identified across the cohort were E. coli, Enterococcus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. whilst considering only at the genus level, with E. coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Enterococcus faecalis most common at the species-specific level.
conclusionsThere does not appear to be a catheter type, which can significantly reduce the incidence of CAUTI's in patients requiring catheterisation. Ultimately, this warrants further research to identify and develop a catheter device material that will reduce the incidence for CAUTIs.
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