Intravesical Gentamicin: An Option for Therapy and Prophylaxis against Recurrent UTIs and Resistant Bacteria in Neurogenic Bladder Patients on Intermittent Catheterization

Elena Andretta; Raffaele Longo; Massimo Balladelli; Camilla Sgarabotto; Dino Sgarabotto

doi:10.3390/antibiotics11101335

Antibiotics (Sep 2022)

Intravesical Gentamicin: An Option for Therapy and Prophylaxis against Recurrent UTIs and Resistant Bacteria in Neurogenic Bladder Patients on Intermittent Catheterization

Elena Andretta,
Raffaele Longo,
Massimo Balladelli,
Camilla Sgarabotto,
Dino Sgarabotto

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Elena Andretta: Urology Department, Dolo Hospital, 30031 Venice, Italy
Raffaele Longo: Urology Department, Dolo Hospital, 30031 Venice, Italy
Massimo Balladelli: Microbiology Department, Dolo Hospital, 30031 Venice, Italy
Camilla Sgarabotto: Anesthesia Department, Cittadella Hospital, 35013 Padova, Italy
Dino Sgarabotto: Abano Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic, 35031 Padova, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11101335
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 10
p. 1335

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This is a retrospective study of our experience with Gentamicin intravesical instillation as therapy and prophylaxis in patients with lower urinary tract infections (UTIs) undergoing clean intermittent catheterization because of a neurogenic bladder. It is an alternative therapy when all other systemic treatments have failed as it is still an off-label prescription.

Published in Antibiotics

ISSN: 2079-6382 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibiotics

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