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Normal Variability of Urinary Markers in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Using Intermittent Catheterization

2026-02-04 urology Title + abstract only
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Accurate diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in individuals with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) due to spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) remains a major clinical challenge. Standard diagnostic tools--including urine dipstick, urinalysis, and culture--lack population-specific reference ranges, and existing criteria are often insufficient to distinguish infection from background variability. To address this gap, we conducted a longitudinal study to define the range o...

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