STONE AND PELVIC URINE CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY ARE BETTER THAN BLADDER URINE AS PREDICTORS OF UROSEPSIS FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL STUDY

The results of this study suggest that positive stone C&S and pelvic urine C&S are better predictors of potential urosepsis than bladder urine. Therefore, routine collection of these specimens is recommended.