Lack of effect of methenamine in suppression of, or prophylaxis against, chronic urinary infection

B Vainrub, DM Musher - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1977 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methenamine is frequently prescribed for patients who have chronic urinary infection to
suppress bacterial growth during active infection or to prevent recurrence once an infection …

Decreased incidence of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injury: effect of methenamine

K Banovac, N Wade, F Gonzalez, B Walsh… - The Journal of The …, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
This study was designed to determine the effect of methenamine on the frequency of urinary
tract infections (UTI) in hospitalized patients after spinal cord injury. The study included 56 …

Long‐term treatment with methenamine hippurate in recurrent urinary tract infection

S Nilsson - Acta Medica Scandinavica, 1975 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty‐four patients with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection and in whom residual
urine was considered to be a factor of importance for chronicity, have been treated for an …

The antimicrobial activity of urine of paraplegic patients receiving methenamine mandelate.

JW Pearman, GJ Peterson, JB Nash - Investigative Urology, 1978 - europepmc.org
The antimicrobial activity of urine collected from adult male paraplegics ingesting
methenamine mandelate (MM) was evaluated. The in vitro bacterial growth in urine from …

Prevention of urinary tract infection during intermittent catheterization

M Krebs, RB Halvorsen, IJ Fishman… - The Journal of …, 1984 - Elsevier
We studied prospectively 40 patients with recent spinal cord injuries to determine the
effectiveness of the combination of oral methenamine and an intravesicular acidifying agent …

Methenamine‐hippurate and bacteriuria in the geriatric patient with a catheter

L Wibell, A Scheynius, K Norrman - Acta medica scandinavica, 1980 - Wiley Online Library
Oral treatment with methenamine‐hippurate (MH) in patients with an indwelling catheter has
been found to reduce the need of frequent catheter exchange and the number of …

Methenamine mandelate with acidification: an effective urinary antiseptic in patients with neurogenic bladder

CG KEVORKIAN, JL MERRITT, DM ILSTRUP - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1984 - Elsevier
We studied the effectiveness of methenamine mandelate in preventing urinary tract infection
in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction who were in a program of intermittent …

The prolonged use of methenamine hippurate in the treatment of chronic urinary tract infection

AR Gerstein, R Okun, HC Gonick, HI Wilner… - The Journal of …, 1968 - auajournals.org
Acute study. Nine patients were treated with 2 gm. per day in divided doses for 4 weeks and
2 more were treated for 17 and 21 days respectively. In these 11 patients the urine became …

Bacteriuria during follow-up in patients with spinal cord injury: II Efficacy of antimicrobial suppressants.

JL Merritt, RP Erickson, JL Opitz - Archives of Physical Medicine …, 1982 - europepmc.org
Data from serial follow-up evaluations of 103 patients with traumatic or atraumatic
myelopathy were recorded to determine rates significant bacteriuria in groups using different …

Drug therapy reviews: methenamine mandelate and methenamine hippurate.

R Gleckman, S Alvarez, DW Joubert… - American journal of …, 1979 - europepmc.org
The mechanism of action, spectrum of antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetics, adverse
effects, therapeutic use, and dosage of methenamine hippurate and methenamine …