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Filter by:The study aims to demonstrate that the "thrifty antibiotic strategy" applied to MS or SCI patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to BoNTA intravesical injections does not increase the rate of symptomatic post-injection UTIs compared to the current peri-operative antibiotic strategy. Patients included in the study will be randomized in two balanced-parallel groups, 4 days (+/- 2 days) before intra-vesical BoNTA injections. Group 1: Experimental group: "Sparing antibiotic strategy" No antibiotic therapy will be administered during the peri-operative period. Group 2: Control group: Recommendations - Peri-operative antibiotic strategy An antibiotic therapy will be administered during the peri-operative period. The antibiotic will be selected according to the type of bacteria isolated and the antibiotic susceptibility testing, and started two days before and pursued until two days following intra-vesical BoNTA injections. The main objective is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of "antibiotic saving strategy" compared to peri-operative antibiotic strategy (current recommendations) for occurrence of symptomatic UTI after intra-vesical BoNTA injections in the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) among multiple sclerosis (MS) and spinal cord injured (SCI) patients undergoing clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC).
A Pilot Study To Assess The Impact Of A Camstent Coated Catheter On Clinical Bacteriuria when compared to an uncoated catheter. Each participant will take part in the trial from the time the participant signs the informed consent form (ICF). After the screening visit, the participants will be allocated to either a coated catheter or an uncoated catheter. Participants will be assigned to receive trial treatment until the catheter has been removed, investigator's decision to withdraw the subject, noncompliance with trial treatment or procedures, unacceptable adverse event, or participant withdraws consent. During the trial urine samples will be taken form the catheter port, temperature will be taken, and participants and healthcare providers will be asked to complete questionnaires.
Catheterisation is an accepted tool in intrapartum bladder care and indwelling catheters are used routinely before elective caesarean sections. However, urinary catheters are associated with an increased rate of urinary tract infections which can lead to complications including increased maternal morbidity and prolonged hospital stay. A Cochrane Review (2014) concluded that there is insufficient evidence to assess the routine use of indwelling bladder catheters in women undergoing caesarean section. The incidence and causation of catheter-associated infection in this population is unknown. We propose to provide this data, by comparing urine samples from pregnant women before and after their delivery and analysing this against observational catheter use during the delivery. This will be vital in conducting future research into potential change in policy on routine catheterisation. It will also be beneficial to patients as it could reduce the burden of catheterisation by reducing their chance of developing a UTI and by reducing the associated morbidity.
The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy has been reported in the range of 2-15%[3]. Due to the severity of the complications related to asymptomatic bacteriuria in this patient population, the American College of OBGYN recommends routine screening of all pregnant women. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in a pregnant woman should be screened only using a clean-catch non contaminated urine sample. Screening for ABU using urine chemistries is not recommended due to the lack of sensitivity and specificity of these tests . If ABU is present, appropriate antibiotic is given and post treatment urine culture is performed. However, a controversy does exist as to the value of treatment of ABU in the prevention of above noted complications [7]. Interestingly, we have noted a contaminated urine cultures in up to 15 to 20% of our prenatal patients. This can be frustrating to both the patient and her physician. Repeat testing, delay in the diagnosis, and additional cost are just some of the problems associated with these contaminated urine cultures. We hypothesis by improving the instructions given to patients on how to perform a clean catch urine, that we will decease our contaminated urine cultures.
The investigators hypothesize that antibiotic therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in renal transplant patients does not have impact on the development of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) or progression of renal impairment in patients during the first year after transplantation.