A new study has investigated risk factors for infectious complications after urodynamic evaluation in women. Nóbrega and co-workers followed up 232 women who underwent urodynamic studies and reported that the rate of infectious complications was low. They found that advanced pelvic organ prolapse and hypothyroidism were associated with an increased risk of bacteriuria, and that BMI >30 was associated with an increased risk of bacteriuria and UTI.
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Nóbrega, M. M. et al. Bacteriuria and urinary tract infection after female urodynamic studies: risk factors and microbiological analysis. Am. J. Infect. Control. 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.031
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Risk factors for infection after urodynamic evaluation. Nat Rev Urol 12, 418 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2015.177
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