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Urine culture - catheterized specimen - Risks

Alternative Names

Culture - urine - catheterized specimen; Urine culture - catheterization; Catheterized urine specimen culture

What the risks are:

There is a slight risk of perforation (hole) from the catheter and a risk of infection.

Special considerations:

Rarely, a suprapubic aspirate may be performed if a sample cannot be obtained by other methods. In this method, a needle is inserted through the skin of the lower abdomen into the bladder to withdraw urine.

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