Abstract: Urinary tract infections remain the most frequent infection in patients with either traumatic or nontraumatic spinal cord injury. The urinary tract infections are closely related to impaired bladder storage, voiding dysfunction, and use of indwelling catheters after spinal cord injury. Repeated urinary tract infections can cause upper urinary tract deterioration, and related chronic or repeated exposure to the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections increases the risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria colonization. Therefore, it is important to determine appropriate urinary tract infections treatment in spinal cord injury patients who are admitted to rehabilitation hospitals. The limitations of the usual measures in prevention of urinary tract infections in this population have led the way to explore more innovative modalities and approaches. We reviewed the researches of urinary tract infections on spinal cord injury. It is presented to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: spinal cord injury, urinary tract infections, diagnosis and treatment, review