Role of Residual Urine and Asymptomatic Prostatitis in the Development of Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Spinal Cord Injury Patients - a Prospective Study
Role of Residual Urine and Asymptomatic Prostatitis in the Development of Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Spinal Cord Injury Patients - a Prospective Study
The purpose of this prospective study is to investigate the association between the amount of residual urine and asymptomatic bacterial prostate infection with the occurrence of recurrent (>2 /year) symptomatic urinary tract infections in patients suffering from chronic (> 1 year) spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction performing intermittent catheterization.
The following hypotheses will be tested:
To investigate the association between the amount of residual urine and asymptomatic bacterial prostate infection with the occurrence of recurrent (>2 /year) symptomatic urinary tract infections in patients suffering from chronic (> 1 year) spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction performing intermittent catheterization, patients perform self-catheterization twice (before and after urodynamic testing. After each catheterization, residual urine is assessed by ultrasound. Prior to urodynamic testing, prostate massage is performed, bacterial cultures of the fluid and the urine are initiated and the results of these cultures will be analysed .
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