Comprehensive analysis of the bacterial spectrum for enhanced clinical insight in microbial ureteral stent colonization, uncomplicated urinary tract infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a principal component analysis-based literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Controversies exist regarding the prevailing spectrum of microorganisms in microbial ureteral stent colonization (MUSC) and their clinical significance. The aim of this comprehensive review is to determine the predominant microbial spectrum in patients with an indwelling ureteral stent in comparison to catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI).

Methods

Google scholar, PubMed, Embase, Medline, and Cochrane literature databases were searched from inception to April 2022 to identify manuscripts on MUSC, uncomplicated UTI and CAUTI. A principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to identify patterns of the pathogen spectrum of the different groups.

Results

We included 29 studies on MUSC, 28 studies on

SUBMITTER: Lepori M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature