Bacteria Detected in both Urine and Open Wounds in Nursing Home Residents: a Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Nursing home residents are at a greater risk of developing pressure injuries that develop into an open wound, which can become colonized with bacteria. Understanding the factors that influence microbial colonization of open wounds can lead to the prevention of infections. The relationship between bacteria found in urine and those in open wounds is currently unknown. To determine if bacterial species colonizing open wounds are also found in the urine, we conducted a pilot study with nursing home residents, comparing bacterial species present in the urine with those present in wounds between the umbilicus and mid-thigh. To identify microbial species that were present in both urine and open wound at one time point in one patient, standard clinical bacteriologic culture techniques followed by

SUBMITTER: Libertucci J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714893 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature