%0 Journal Article %A Salimipour, Hooman %A Zare, Asghar %A Vahdat, Katayoon %T Urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury in Bushehr Province %J Iranian South Medical Journal %V 7 %N 2 %U http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-94-en.html %R %D 2005 %K urinary tract infection, pyuria, bacteriuria, spinal cord injury, %X Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common problem in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). UTI is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among these patients. In a cross-sectional study, 957 cases with SCI were evaluated for UTI. The mean of age of the subjects (35 females & 62 males) was 26.74 years and the mean duration of SCI was 8.5 years. The prevalence of UTI was 63.9 percent. The most frequent isolated bacteria was E. coli (71.7%) and had susceptibility to ceftizoxime and a high level of resistance to nitrofurantoin. The most common locus of SCI was in lumbosacral area (70.1%). The lumbosacral area was the most prevalent lesion in patients with SCI and UTI. In conclusion, there is a high prevalence of UTI in patients with SCI, therefore intermittent catheterization and the other strategies including using local disinfectants are recommended. %> http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-94-en.pdf %P 141-146 %& 141 %! %9 Original %L A-10-3-93 %+ %G eng %@ 1735-4374 %[ 2005