Urinary tract infections in a cohort of kidney transplant recipients - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection is the most common infectious complication following renal transplantation and its frequency is insufficiently studied in Portugal.
Infections
Involuntary detrusor contraction is a frequent finding in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To check whether subtle voiding dysfunction is related to recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI).
Recurrent urinary tract infections in young children: Role of DMSA scintigraphy in detecting vesicoureteric reflux - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Performing micturiting cystourethrography (MCUG) in young children with recurrent urinary tract infections is controversial with discrepancy among the major guidelines.
Evaluation of the utility of different scoring systems (FGSI, LRINEC and NLR) in the management of Fournier's gangrene - Abstract
PURPOSE: PURPOSE:To evaluate the mortality and morbidity prediction capability of three different scoring systems: Fournier's gangrene severity index (FGSI), Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) and neutrophile-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with this retrospective cohort study.
Lifting the mask: Identification of new small molecule inhibitors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli group 2 capsule biogenesis - Abstract
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the leading cause of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), with over 100 million UTIs occurring annually throughout the world.
Lower urinary tract dysfunction is frequently seen in urinary tract infections in children and is often associated with reduced quality of life - Abstract
AIM: Previous studies suggest that 6-46% of children suffer from lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD).
Purple urine bag syndrome - rare but substantial symptom of urinary infection - Abstract
The urine colour change is an important clinical sign associated with patological process not only in the urinary tract.
Evaluation of maternal urinary tract infection as a potential risk factor for neonatal urinary tract infection - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between maternal UTI during pregnancy and neonatal UTI.
A prospective randomized controlled comparison of immediate versus late removal of urinary catheter after abdominal hysterectomy - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Indwelling transurethral catheter is frequently used after gynecological surgeries in order to prevent urinary retention.
Management of a young female patient with Fournier's gangrene and Lemierre's syndrome - Abstract
Fournier's gangrene is an acute, rapidly progressive, and potentially fatal, infective necrotizing fasciitis affecting the external genitalia, perineal or perianal regions.
Resistance profile for pathogens causing urinary tract infection in a pediatric population, and antibiotic treatment response at a university hospital, 2010-2011 - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in childhood and causes acute and chronic morbidity and long-term hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
Oxidative status parameters in children with urinary tract infection - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infectious diseases in children.
Emphysematous infections of the kidney and urinary tract: A single-center experience - Abstract
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a group of potentially life-threatening conditions seen particularly in diabetics, leading to high morbidity and mortality.
Bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns in pediatric urinary tract infections: A four-year surveillance study (2009-2012) - Abstract
The aims of this study were to assess the common bacterial microorganisms causing UTI and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran) during a four-year period.
Association between UTI and urinary tract abnormalities: A case-control study in Erbil City/Iraq - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of ultrasound abnormalities of the urinary system between two groups of children: affected with urinary tract infection (UTI) and unaffected (control).
Disease burden of urinary tract infections among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the U.S. - Abstract
AIMS: Type 2 diabetes is a reported risk factor for more frequent and severe urinary tract infections (UTI).
A new device for the prompt diagnosis of urinary tract infections - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases.
Antibiotic-associated psychosis during treatment of urinary tract infections: A systematic review - Abstract
There have been a number of case reports of antibiotic-associated psychosis in the literature that have not been systematically reviewed.
The role of the immune response in Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the male genital tract: A double-edged sword - Abstract
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the world, with more than 100 million cases reported annually.
NMR-based metabolomic urinalysis: A rapid screening test for urinary tract infection - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in humans; however, there is no accurate and fast quantitative test to detect UTI.