Morbidity of urodynamic testing in patients with spinal cord injury: Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary?

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 771-774

  Pannek, J ^a,b   Nehiba, M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lower urinary tract dysfunction; Morbidity; Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction; Spinal cord injury; Urinary tract infection prophylaxis; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 36849060362     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102114     Document Type: Article

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