Accuracy of individuals with spinal cord injury at predicting urinary tract infections based on their symptoms

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 352-357

  Linsenmeyer, Todd A ^a,b,c   Oakley, Anne ^a,c  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Bacteriuria; Bladder management; Neurogenic bladder; Spinal cord injuries; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BACTERIURIA; DEHYDRATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PYURIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0346218136     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11753705     Document Type: Review

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