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May 8, 2024Gaceta Médica de MéxicoOpen Access

Incidence of urinary tract infections in patients with permanent percutaneous nephrostomy after implementation of a standardized care program

Patricia Volkow-Fernández Héctor García-Aranda Angelita A. Vázquez-Gutiérrez Víctor Lárraga-Mancilla Andrea Dávila Consuelo Velázquez Jorge Guerrero-Ixtláhuac Patricia Cornejo‐Juárez

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Abstract

Percutaneous nephrostomy tubes (PNT), which are used in some cancer hospitals, are associated with an increase in urinary tract infections (UTI).

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Volkow-Fernández et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6b143b6db643587632a96 https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.m24000846

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