The rationale for bladder washouts in children with neurogenic bladder

Gopal Krsna Singh, Aniruddh V. Deshpande, Gemma Schlegel, Malcolm Ronald Starkey, Kiarash Taghavi

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Abstract

Children with a neurogenic bladder are at risk of developing recurrent urinary tract infections and long-term kidney failure. Due to an altered lower urinary tract, children may be overtreated for simple bacteriuria or undertreated for a potentially severe urinary tract infection. This group of patients represent high users of healthcare, and are at risk of colonization and development of antibiotic resistance. Bladder washouts with non-antibiotic electrochemically activated solutions are a potential new prophylactic option for patients with bladder dysfunction when clean intermittent catheterization has resulted in chronic bacteriuria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1019-1024
Number of pages6
JournalNeurourology and Urodynamics
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

Keywords

  • antibiotic resistance
  • bladder washouts
  • neurogenic bladder
  • urinary tract infections

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