Managing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections After Spinal Cord Injury: Practical Approaches and Emerging Concepts.

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.

Published: February 2025

The majority of individuals with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction will have complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) that will qualify as recurrent. Existing inconsistencies and challenges contribute to its subjective diagnosis. Thus, there is a pressing need for a reconceptualization of our understanding of UTI, accompanied by a paradigm shift in diagnosis and treatment approaches.

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