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Urinary Tract Infection in a Small Animal Model: Transurethral Catheterization of Male and Female Mice
Published on: December 1, 2017
Bacterial interference for prevention of urinary tract infection: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled,
Rabih O Darouiche1, John I Thornby, Colleen Cerra-Stewart
1Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA. rdarouiche@aol.com
Abstract:
This prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial examined the efficacy of bacterial interference in preventing urinary tract infection (UTI) in 27 patients with spinal cord injury. Patients whose bladders became colonized with Escherichia coli 83972 were half as likely (P=.01) than noncolonized patients to develop UTI during the subsequent year.
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