URINE CULTURE REALLY HELPFULL

[manberbenitez]

DearNICU friends. I want to know your opinion about take a Urine culture like a control of antibiotic response in such cases of urine infections. Does this decision is really helpfull or we are waisting time and money.
thanks a lot for your help Manuel

[Stefan Johansson]

Hi!
I have meet people who advocate this practise and some who don't.

I have not used this strategy myself. On the other hand, the units I have been working in have all had the tradition to perform very few urine cultures.

In cases where the issue has been risen (like urinary tract malformations), whether there's really a cystitis/pyelonefritis, I have always made a bladder puncture to make sure the sample is not contaminated.

[manberbenitez]

Dear Stefan
Thanks a lot for your opinion, in my opinion I disagree with this, but in my hospital there is a tendency to do it in all the patients. thanks a lot
Manuel