Rethinking Pre-Surgery urine tests: could skipping a second culture be safe?
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This study looked at 147 kidney stone patients who had a positive urine culture before a minimally invasive surgery called mini-PCNL. Doctors gave them antibiotics and then checked if a follow-up urine culture was needed to predict infections after surgery. The goal was to see if…
Sponsor: Junhao Zheng • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC