An 89-year-old female is experiencing signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. She had submitted a previous voided urine specimen but it was heavily contaminated with normal urethral flora. Which of the following procedures would be the least invasive but provide a clean urine specimen?

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In and out catheterization is the least invasive method among the options for obtaining a clean urine specimen, especially when previous samples have been contaminated. It involves temporarily inserting a catheter to collect urine directly from the bladder, thus bypassing the urethral flora.

An 89-Year-Old Female Is Experiencing Signs and Symptoms of a Urinary