title: Clean intermittent catheterisation for the neuropathic bladder.
abstract: Clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC) has been used as the effective method of bladder drainage in paraplegics for over a decade in our centre. In 27 acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients managed by CIC from day one, symptomatic urinary infection occurred in 5 with a follow up period of 10 days to 3 months. No prophylactic/suppressive antibiotics were used. In 21 patients on long term CIC (1-12 years) symptomatic infections occurred during a 6 month follow up at a rate of 0.07 episodes per patient per month. Urine cultures proved positive in 26%. The types of bacteria and their sensitivity towards antibiotics were different in both groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaidyanathan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents