Urinary tract infections in children with spina bifida: an inventory of 41 European centers
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- 作者：Bas S. H. J. Zegers ; Pauline L. H. Winkler¨CSeinstra ; Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal ; Tom V. P. M. de Jong ; Jan L. L. Kimpen and Catharine C. E. de Jong¨Cde Vos van Steenwijk
- 关键词：Antibiotic prophylaxis ; Clean intermittent catheterization ; Neurogenic bladder sphincter dysfunction ; Spina bifida ; Urinary tract infection
- 刊名：Pediatric Nephrology
- 出版年：2009
- 出版时间：April, 2009
- 年：2009
- 卷：24
- 期：4
- 页码：783-788
- 全文大小：142.5 KB
文摘
The introduction of clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) in 1972 and low-dose chemoprophylaxis (LDCP, antibiotic prophylaxis), anticholinergic medication and urological surgery in the mid-1980s has improved the long-term outcome of renal function in children with neurogenic bladder sphincter dysfunction (NBSD) due to spina bifida (SB). We have conducted a European survey of the protocols for diagnosing and treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) in these children, using a web-based questionnaire. The responses from 41 centers in 14 European countries confirm that although most centers have standardized protocols for treating UTIs, there is no consensus among European centers in terms of protocols for preventing, diagnosing and treating UTIs in children with NBSD and for CIC.