Antibiotic treatment to prevent urinary tract infections after urodynamic evaluation.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of cotrimoxazole administration after urodynamic testing to prevent urinary tract infections. In a single-blind prospective randomized study 94 women who attended for urodynamic evaluation were included. After multichannel urodynamic testing, including two catheterizations, the women received a single dose of cotrimoxazole or placebo. A clean-catch urine specimen was tested for infection after 1 week. Seventy women returned a urine specimen after 1 week: 2/37 (5.4%) in the treatment and 2/33 (6.1%) in the placebo group had acquired a new urinary tract infection after urodynamics. One major and one minor adverse reaction to cotrimoxazole were reported. The power of the sample size was unfortunately too small to draw conclusions as to the efficacy of prophylaxis.

• Authors: U M Peschers, V Kempf, K Jundt, I Autenrieth, T Dimpfl
• Journal: International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction (Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct) Vol. 12 Issue 4 Pg. 254-7 ( 2001) England
• PMID: 11569654 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
• Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary (therapeutic use)
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis
• Enterococcus (drug effects, isolation & purification)
• Escherichia coli (drug effects, isolation & purification)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Morganella morganii (drug effects, isolation & purification)
• Prospective Studies
• Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination (therapeutic use)
• Urinary Catheterization (adverse effects)
• Urinary Tract Infections (etiology, physiopathology, prevention & control)
• Urodynamics (physiology)