[Urinary tract infection in the paraplegic patient (author's transl)]

Incomplete bladder emptying due to infravesical outflow obstruction appears as the main cause of urinary tract infection in patients suffering from spinal cord injury. Antibiotic therapy is only considered helpful when appropriate diagnosis or surgical therapy demonstrate a balanced micturition. The particular situation of the paraplegic patient is demonstrated with respect to causative factors, therapy, and prophylaxis of infection and follow-up treatment.