TY - JOUR T1 - Review: antimicrobial prophylaxis reduces asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients with neurogenic bladder JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 118 LP - 118 DO - 10.1136/ebm.5.4.118 VL - 5 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/07/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/5/4/118.abstract N2 - . Vickrey BG, Shekelle P, Morton S, et al. Prevention and management of urinary tract infections in paralyzed persons. Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; February 1999; AHCPR publication no. 99-E008. http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/utisumm.htm..
 
 QUESTION: Does oral antimicrobial prophylaxis reduce the number of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people with neurogenic bladder resulting from spinal cord dysfunction (SCD)? Studies of any language were identified by searching Medline (1966 to January 1998), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1974 to January 1998), and CINAHL (1982 to July 1998). Additional studies were identified by panel members and from bibliographies of relevant papers. Studies were selected if they were randomised controlled trials of adolescents and adults with neurogenic bladder resulting from SCD who received treatment to prevent recurrent UTI and the outcomes included asymptomatic (bacteriuria) or symptomatic UTI. Data were extracted on study population, specific treatments, group size, outcomes measured, and results. Main outcome was weekly infection rate, … ER -