Frequency of bacteriuria in relation to duration of catheterization

ABSTRACT

To correlate the incidence of bacteriuria with duration of catheterization, 600 urine sample from patients catheterized for various duration were taken. The frequency of bacteriuria was 21.50% with catheter duration of 1-3 days, 62.43% with catheter duration of 4-7 days, 75.26% with catheter duration of 8-14 days and 91.26% with catheter duration of more than 14 days. The frequency of bacteriuria in female patients was significantly higher [74.13%] than in male patients [65.19%] [P< .05] during short term catheterization [4-7 days]