Yardy G W, Cox R A
Department of Urology, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, Northants, NN16 8UZ, UK.
J Hosp Infect. 2001 Jan;47(1):60-3. doi: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0860.
Seven patients developed Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections following urodynamic studies, over a two-month period. One patient developed septicaemia and meningitis and died following rupture of a berry aneurysm. Two others required hospital admission for intravenous antibiotic treatment. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from a pressure dome which covered the pressure transducer of the urodynamic system used for assessing bladder pressure. The device packaging carried the symbol designating this as a 'single use' product, but as an economy measure, a local decision had been taken to change the device monthly.
