Low Contamination Rates in Bag Urine Samples Can Be Achieved.
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2014-01-01
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Aims: Although international guidelines consider bag urine sample (BUS) as an
unreliable way to collect urine in non-cooperative children suspected to have urinary tract
infection (UTI), BUS is a commonly used method both in hospital and at home.
Contamination of urine samples is believed to be a major problem of this technique. To
assess the contamination rate of BUS in our clinical practice we reviewed our
microbiological data of the last three years in young children investigated for UTI.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatrics, G.B. Morgagni-L. Pierantoni
Hospital, Forlì, Italy (2010-2012).
Methodology: Microbiological records of BUS and clean catch urine (CCU), in infants
younger than 36 months of age, were retrospectively reviewed. Trained nurses collected
BUS according to a standardized procedure. We also reviewed the three-year
microbiological records of CCU in children older than 36 months of age. Contamination
of a urine sample was defined as the growth of multiple pathogens irrespective to CFU
counts.
Results: A total of 583 microbiological records were reviewed, 71% were BUS, 7% and
22% were CCU in children younger and older than 36 months of age respectively. In
children younger than 36 months of age, contamination rates were comparable (P=.90)
when urine was collected with BUS (16%) or with CCU (14%). In patients older than 36
months of age, contamination rates were significantly reduced (2.4%; P<.001) in CCU
compared with both BUS and CCU in younger children. Conclusion: A good adherence to a standardized nursing procedure for bag urine
collection could limit the risk of contamination of urine samples.
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Urine collection, urinary tract infection, bag urine sample, clean catch urine, infants, children, contamination rates
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Fauci Giovanna La, Venturoli Vittorio, Valletta Enrico. Low Contamination Rates in Bag Urine Samples Can Be Achieved. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2014 Jan; 4(1): 252-256.