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Prophylaxis of Urinary Tract Infection in Persons with Recent Spinal Cord Injury, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Am J Med 95:141-152, Gribble,M.J.&Puterman,M.L., 1993 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Prophylaxis with TMP-SMX significantly reduces bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infection in persons with recent acute spinal cord injury during bladder retraining using intermittent catheterization.However, adverse reactions attributable to TMP-SMX are common in this population. Colonization and breakthrough bacteriuria with TMP-SMX-resistant organisms are frequent and may seriously limit the usefulness of this strategy, particularly in an institutional setting.

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