title: International Spinal Cord Injury Urinary Tract Infection Basic Data Set.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop an International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Basic Data Set presenting a standardized format for the collection and reporting of a minimal amount of information on UTIs in daily practice or research.
  
  
  METHODS
  International working group.
  
  
  METHODS
  The draft of the Data Set developed by a working group was reviewed by the Executive Committee of the International SCI Standards and Data Sets, and later by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Scientific Committee and the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Board. Relevant and interested scientific and professional (international) organizations and societies (∼40) were also invited to review the data set, and it was posted on the ISCoS and ASIA websites for 3 months to allow comments and suggestions. The ISCoS Scientific Committee, Executive Committee and ASIA Board received the data set for final review and approval.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The International SCI UTI Basic Data Set includes the following variables: date of data collection, length of time of sign(s)/symptom(s), results of urine dipstick test for nitrite and leukocyte esterase, urine culture results and resistance pattern. The complete instructions for data collection and the data form itself are freely available on the website of ISCoS (http://www.iscos.org.uk).
authors.affiliation: Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Unit, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. lance.goetz@va.gov
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Cardenas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kennelly
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Bonne Lee
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Linsenmeyer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pannek
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wyndaele
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biering-Sorensen
mesh_terms: D020211:Autonomic Dysreflexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D053159:Dysuria / Q000209:etiology; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism; D005334:Fever / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D009812:Odorants; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites; D004950:Esterases