title: Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Paralympic Committee position statement: urinary tract infection in spinal cord injured athletes.
abstract: Patients with spinal cord injuries are at increased risk of developing symptomatic urinary tract infections. Current evidence-based knowledge regarding prevention and treatment of urinary tract infection in the spinal cord injured population is limited. There are currently no urinary tract infection prevention and management guidelines specifically targeted towards elite spinal cord injured athletes. This position statement represents a set of recommendations intended to provide clinical guidelines for sport and exercise medicine physicians and other healthcare providers for the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infection in spinal cord injured athletes. It has been endorsed by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC).
authors: Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Australia.
authors: Stacey
authors: S
authors: Compton
authors: Rowing Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Larissa
authors: L
authors: Trease
authors: Sports Medicine, Australian Paralympic Team, Sydney, Australia.
authors: Corey
authors: C
authors: Cunningham
authors: Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods; D001315:Australia; D032921:Consensus; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D008709:Methenamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011364:Professional Practice; D011934:Reagent Strips; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013178:Sports Medicine; D064846:Sports for Persons with Disabilities; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D029799:Vaccinium macrocarpon
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D011934:Reagent Strips; D008709:Methenamine
keywords: Athlete; Disability; Position statement; Urology