Prophylactic antibiotic use after urinary catheterization in the emergency department
Date First Published:
May 5, 2020
Last Updated:
May 5, 2020
Report by:
Claudio Dalla Vecchia, Emergency medicine registrar (St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin)
Three-Part Question:
In [adult patients attending the Emergency Department requiring urinary catheterization] does [antibiotic prophylaxis] reduce [urinary tract infections]?