Risk factors for positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass and ureteral stents (2010-2016).

Lucy KopecnyCarrie A PalmKenneth J DrobatzIngrid M BalsaWillian T N Culp

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2018)

Postoperatively, occurrence of positive urine cultures was similar to previous reports. Subclinical bacteriuria was less common than UTI. Postoperative urinary catheterization has been speculated to increase risk of bacteriuria, but this was not the case in this cohort.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
risk assessment
patients undergoing
editorial comment
ultrasound guided
emergency department
drug induced