Midstream clean-catch urine collection in newborns: a randomized controlled study

• Published in: European journal of pediatrics Vol. 174; no. 5; pp. 577 - 582
• Main Authors: Altuntas, Nilgun, Celebi Tayfur, Asli, Kocak, Mesut, Razi, Hasan Cem, Akkurt, Serpil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Babies; Bladder; Breastfeeding & lactation; Female; Food contamination & poisoning; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Intubation; Male; Massage; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Pediatrics; Physical Stimulation; Urinary Bladder - physiology; Urinary tract diseases; Urinary tract infections; Urinary Tract Infections - urine; Urine; Urine Specimen Collection - methods; Urogenital system; Ankara Turkey; Turkey; Clean-catch midstream urine; Newborn; Midstream urine sample; Contamination

We aimed to evaluate a recently defined technique based on bladder stimulation and paravertebral lumbar massage maneuvers in collecting a midstream clean-catch urine sample in newborns. A total of 127 term newborns were randomly assigned either to the experimental group or the control group. Twenty-...