Assessment of nosocomial urinary tract infections in orthopaedic patients: a prospective and comparative study using two different catheters.

Catheter-related nosocomial urinary tract infection in postoperative orthopedic and trauma patients was studied prospectively using nitrofuroxone-impregnated urinary catheters (study group) and regular silicone-coated Foley catheters. Fifty adults in each group were randomly assigned. In Group A, antibiotic-impregnated catheters were used, and in the other, non-antibiotic-impregnated urinary catheters were used (Group B).