Is there an association between urinary tract infection (UTI) and surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery?

Is there an association between urinary tract infection (UTI) and surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery?

Authors: Steven Schmitt , Christopher Kepler

RECOMMENDATION: Evidence regarding an association between UTI and SSI following spine surgery is confl icting and no convincing relationship has been proven. In a like fashion, no convincing relationship has been established between asymptomatic bacteriuria and SSI following spine surgery.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Limited

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 71%, Disagree: 21%, Abstain: 8% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)

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