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 …

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) …

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 …

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 …

Objective: To investigate changes of the bacterial spectrum and susceptibility in bacteria
isolated from urine samples of spinal cord injury patients followed in a strict outpatient …

We read with great interest the recent study of Ortega et al. regarding the epidemiology and
outcome of bacteraemic catheter-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI). 1 We congratulate the …

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Altered voiding dynamics, use of urinary drainage …

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 …

Abstract Background/Objective: We conducted a randomized, double-blind comparison of
twice daily bladder irrigation using 1 of 3 different solutions in community-residing persons …

METHODS: This single arm prospective study compared the rate of symptomatic UTI in adult
patients with traumatic and non-traumatic SCI with recurrent UTIs six months prior to and …