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OBJECTIVES: To develop an International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Urinary Tract
Infection (UTI) Basic Data Set presenting a standardized format for the
collection and reporting of a minimal amount of information on UTIs in daily
practice or research. SETTING: International working group. METHODS: The draft of
the Data Set developed by a working group was reviewed by the Executive Committee
of the International SCI Standards and Data Sets, and later by the International
Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Scientific Committee and the American Spinal Injury
Association (ASIA) Board. Relevant and interested scientific and professional
(international) organizations and societies ( approximately 40) were also invited
to review the data set, and it was posted on the ISCoS and ASIA websites for 3
months to allow comments and suggestions. The ISCoS Scientific Committee,
Executive Committee and ASIA Board received the data set for final review and
approval. RESULTS: The International SCI UTI Basic Data Set includes the
following variables: date of data collection, length of time of
sign(s)/symptom(s), results of urine dipstick test for nitrite and leukocyte
esterase, urine culture results and resistance pattern. The complete instructions
for data collection and the data form itself are freely available on the website
of ISCoS (http://www.iscos.org.uk).

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