Research progress of asymptomatic bacteriuria before arthroplasty: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria exists in patients prior to arthroplasty, and urinary tract infection is considered to be a source of postoperative superficial wound and prosthetic joint infections. There is no consensus whether to screen for and treat asymptomatic bacteriuria before arthroplasty.

Objective

To summarize the association between asymptomatic bacteriuria and complications after arthroplasty and to evaluate the clinical benefits of treating asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to arthroplasty.

Method

We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to retrieve potentially eligible articles. By screening the titles and abstracts of retrieved records and then reading the full texts of the remaining papers, we finally in

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839824 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature