Suppressive therapy with antibiotics has long been thought to decrease the number of
complications from the neuropathic bladder in spinal cord injury patients, but it may also …

Abstract purpose: To determine the efficacy of trimethopriin-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)
for prophylaxis of urinary tract infection in persons with recent spinal cord injury, during the …

Spinal cord injured patients are highly prone to urinary tract infections. The high frequency of
recurrences, the problems with drug resistance and the difficulties associated with diagnosis …

Population: Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with neurogenic bladder have an increased risk
for symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI). Recurrent UTI requires multiple courses of …

Morton SC, Shekelle PG, Adams JL, Bennett C, Dobkin BH, Montgomerie J, Vickrey BG.
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for urinary tract infection in persons with spinal cord dysfunction …

A prospective study to evaluate the microbiological efficacy of antimicrobial treatment for
urinary tract infection (UTI) was performed in 64 catheter-free spinal cord injured (SCI) …

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) will sometimes develop bacterial organisms in the
bladder that are resistant to oral antibotics. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 5-day …

Evaluation of urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury is challenging because
the typical manifestations of urinary tract infection (eg, dysuria, urgency, frequency …

Abstract Objectives and Methods: The literature on prevention and therapy of urinary tract
infection (UTI) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) was reviewed using 3 levels of …

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is responsible for major morbidity and mortality in spinal cord
injury (SCI) patients. Several factors appear to be responsible for an increased risk of …