Abstract
We studied 359 patients retrospectively and 100 patients prospectively, all on cephalosporin prophylaxis. Urinary infections were eight times more frequent in catheterized patients; most were caused by Pseudomonas and Enterobacter. One patients had acute seeding in the arthroplasty site from a Pseudomonas urinary infection.
MeSH terms
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Arthroplasty / adverse effects*
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Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / etiology
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Female
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Hip / surgery*
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Humans
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Male
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Pseudomonas Infections / etiology
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Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
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Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control
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Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects
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Urinary Tract Infections / etiology*
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Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control