biostudies-literatureUnknown17Cormio A<h4>Background</h4>The clinical utility of preoperative mid-stream urine culture (MSUC) in predicting fever and urinary tract infections (UTIs) after suction-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SM-PCNL) remains debated.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aims to evaluate the correlation of postoperative fever and UTIs following SM-PCNL in patients with a positive preoperative MSUC versus those with a negative culture.<h4>Design</h4>This was a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected registry including 693 patients from the international STUMPS registry (30 centers and 21 countries).<h4>Methods</h4>Patients were stratified by preoperative MSUC results. All positive cultures were treated with targeted antibiotics for ⩾5 days as per the antibiogram; repeated negative cultures befTherapeutic advances in urology17562872251400125https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12696280biostudies-literaturePositive preoperative urine culture is a predictor of urinary tract infections and fever following suction mini-PCNL: results from a large, multicenter series from the Endourology section of the European Association of Urology and the STUMPS collaborative group.PMC12696280Yuen SKAcuna EKumar NBeltran-Suarez EGauhar VGorgotsky IWei ZTokhtiyev ZSomani BKTan KHerrmann TRWPalaniappan SKalbit RHCastellani DDholaria PKalathia JTanidir YChawla ASkolarikos ALopes LGTzelves LCormio AFong KYMehta AGorelov DfalsePositive preoperative urine culture is a predictor of urinary tract infections and fever following suction mini-PCNL: results from a large, multicenter series from the Endourology section of the European Association of Urology and the STUMPS collaborative group.<h4>Background</h4>The clinical utility of preoperative mid-stream urine culture (MSUC) in predicting fever and urinary tract infections (UTIs) after suction-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SM-PCNL) remains debated.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aims to evaluate the correlation of postoperative fever and UTIs following SM-PCNL in patients with a positive preoperative MSUC versus those with a negative culture.<h4>Design</h4>This was a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected registry including 693 patients from the international STUMPS registry (30 centers and 21 countries).<h4>Methods</h4>Patients were stratified by preoperative MSUC results. All positive cultures were treated with targeted antibiotics for ⩾5 days as per the antibiogram; repeated negative cultures bef2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Jan-Dec2026-06-06T02:27:50.518Z2026-05-24T03:13:00.694ZS-EPMC126962804139321410.1177/17562872251400125