Strategies for prevention of urinary tract infections in neurogenic bladder dysfunction

Lance L Goetz; Adam P Klausner

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2014.04.002

Strategies for prevention of urinary tract infections in neurogenic bladder dysfunction

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2014 Aug;25(3):605-18, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2014.04.002. Epub 2014 Jun 6.

Authors

Lance L Goetz¹, Adam P Klausner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterans Affairs, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249, USA. Electronic address: lance.goetz@va.gov.
² Department of Veterans Affairs, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249, USA.

PMID: 25064790
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2014.04.002

Abstract

In this article, the problem of urinary tract infections (UTIs) after spinal cord injury and disorders is defined, the relationship of bladder management to UTIs is discussed, and mechanical and medical strategies for UTI prevention in spinal cord injury and disorders are described.

Keywords: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI); Neurogenic bladder; Spinal cord injuries; Urinary tract infection.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Catheter-Related Infections / drug therapy
Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Intermittent Urethral Catheterization / adverse effects*
Intermittent Urethral Catheterization / instrumentation
Phytotherapy
Plant Preparations / therapeutic use
Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / complications*
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / therapy
Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
Urinary Tract Infections / etiology
Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control*
Vaccinium macrocarpon

Substances

Plant Preparations