OBJECTIVE: Cranberry prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection in infants has proven effective in the experimental model of the adult.
PURPOSE: In our previous study, type 2 diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with glomerular filtration rates of < 30 mL/min upon hospitalization for urinary tract infection (UTI) were at a risk for acute kidney injury.
INTRODUCTION: To determine the parameters affecting the outcome of ureteroneocystostomy (UNC) procedure for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).
Bifidobacterium-a commensal of the human intestine is considered non-pathogenic and has been advocated as a probiotic due to its potential beneficial effects.
BACKGROUND: Elderly trauma patients are at high risk for urinary tract infection (UTI).
SCOTTSDALE, AZ USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Rebecca Brotman gave a very informative lecture on the vaginal microbiome and its implications to clinical practice.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ USA (UroToday.com) - This was the second of two posters that addressed the poor yield of invasive and expensive urologic testing in patients with recurrent UTIs. Despite the fact that current guidelines are lacking, it is common clinical practice to perform cystoscopy and various imaging in women with recurrent UTIs.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ USA (UroToday.com) - This was the first of two posters that addressed the poor yield of invasive and expensive urologic testing in patients with recurrent UTIs. Despite the fact that current guidelines are lacking, it is common clinical practice to perform cystoscopy and various imaging in women with recurrent UTIs.
Objectives: To compare simple conventional treatment with the addition of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to conventional therapies in the treatment of Fournier's gangrene (FG).
Increasingly accumulated results from randomized controlled trials and other clinical studies have demonstrated that male circumcision reduces the risks of acquisition and transmission of HIV, HPV, HSV-2, and other sexually transmitted infections, and thus has a potential role in preventing cervical cancer, penile cancer and prostate cancer.
The aim of this study was to investigate the phylogenetic background and to assess hlyD (involved in the secretion of haemolysin A) and intI1 (encoding a class 1 integrase) in Escherichia coli isolates derived from urinary and fecal specimens.
An elderly female patient with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection from Salmonella newport is presented.
INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic hypercalciuria (IH) predisposes to urinary tract infections (UTIs); however, there is scarce local information regarding such association.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether the preventive use of cranberry capsules in long-term care facility (LTCF) residents is cost-effective depending on urinary tract infection (UTI) risk.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria have become a growing problem limiting therapeutic options.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in febrile newborns, particularly those born prematurely and with a low birth weight.
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with spinal cord injury and 22% of patients with acute spinal cord injury develop UTI during the first 50 days.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Karyn Eilber moderated a panel of clinicians with expertise in treating urinary tract infections.
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the predictive value of clinical, laboratory, and imaging variables for the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children with their first febrile urinary tract infection.
INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infection post transplant.
