Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) cause high morbidity, mortality and economic burden. Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause persistent UTIs and it has many virulence factors including quorum sensing systems and iron acquisition mechanisms. Furthermore, this pathogen is highly resistan…

Aims To evaluate urinary tract function and complications in a regional population with chronic traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), to estimate risk profiles for recurring complications and improve follow-up for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) after SCI.