Infections

Practical approach to screen vesicoureteral reflux after a first urinary tract infection - Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common pediatric urologic disorder.

The effect of education based on health belief model on health beliefs of women with urinary tract infection - Abstract

BACKGROUND: Urinary Tract Infection is one of the commonest infections which affect humans.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization detects increased sperm aneuploidy in men with recurrent pregnancy loss - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate, in men presenting with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), the prevalence of sperm autosome and sex chromosome aneuploidy.

Recurrent urinary tract infection - Abstract

Recurrent urinary tract infection involves mainly women and exhibits an ecological as well as economical risk.

Predictors of long length of stay in infants hospitalized with urinary tract infection - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common serious bacterial infection in infants.

#EAU15 - Changes in surgery methods significantly reduces antibiotic resistance

MADRID, SPAIN (Press Release) - March 21, 2015 - A new study shows how changing working methods in surgery can significantly reduce bacterial resistance to antibiotics, while maintaining protection against infection and reducing costs by up to 60%. This work is being presented at the European Association of Urology conference in Madrid.

Risk factors for severe sepsis in community-onset bacteraemic urinary tract infection: Impact of antimicrobial resistance in a large hospitalised cohort - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine risks factors associated with severe sepsis or septic shock (SS) at admission in patients with community-onset bacteraemic urinary tract infection (CO-BUTI) including the impact of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria.

Bladder volume at onset of vesicoureteral reflux is an independent risk factor for breakthrough febrile urinary tract infection - Abstract

PURPOSE: Improved identification of children with vesicoureteral reflux at risk for recurrent febrile urinary tract infection may impact management decisions.

Efficacy and safety profile of cranberry in infants and children with recurrent urinary tract infection - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Cranberry prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection in infants has proven effective in the experimental model of the adult.

Lower blood glucose and variability are associated with earlier recovery from renal injury caused by episodic urinary tract infection in advanced type 2 diabetic chronic kidney disease - Abstract

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.

Ureteroneocystostomy in primary vesicoureteral reflux: Critical retrospective analysis of factors affecting the postoperative urinary tract infection rates - Abstract

INTRODUCTION: To determine the parameters affecting the outcome of ureteroneocystostomy (UNC) procedure for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Bifidobacterium--friend or foe? A case of urinary tract infection with Bifidobacterium species - Abstract

Bifidobacterium-a commensal of the human intestine is considered non-pathogenic and has been advocated as a probiotic due to its potential beneficial effects.

Urinary tract infection in elderly trauma patients: Review of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program identifies the population at risk - Abstract

BACKGROUND: Elderly trauma patients are at high risk for urinary tract infection (UTI).

SUFU WM 2015 - The vaginal microbiome and women's health: Implications for clinical translation in prevention of UTI and vaginal infections - Session Highlights

SCOTTSDALE, AZ USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Rebecca Brotman gave a very informative lecture on the vaginal microbiome and its implications to clinical practice.

SUFU WM 2015 - Upper tract imaging abnormalities related to recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) rarely found in women - Session Highlights

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.

SUFU WM 2015 - Cystoscopic yield in the evaluation of recurrent urinary tract infections - Session Highlights

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.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjuvant therapy for comprehensive treatment of Fournier's gangrene - Abstract

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).

Long-term benefit of male circumcision to the reduction of urinary tract infections and genitourinary cancers in China - Abstract

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.

Phylogenetic grouping and pathotypic comparison of urine and fecal Escherichia coli isolates from children with urinary tract infection - Abstract

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.

Salmonella-related urinary tract infection in an elderly patient - Abstract

An elderly female patient with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection from Salmonella newport is presented.