Infections

Long-term, low-dose prophylaxis against urinary tract infections in young children - Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) affects about 2 % of boys and 8 % of girls during the first 6 years of life with Escherichia coli as the predominant pathogen.

Impact of a computerized decision support system on compliance with guidelines on antibiotics prescribed for urinary tract infections in emergency departments: A multicentre prospective before-and-after controlled interventional study - Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the leading reasons for antibiotic prescriptions in emergency departments (EDs), with half of these antibiotics being inappropriately prescribed.

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in urinary tract infection diagnosis - Abstract

BACKGROUND: Urinary infections are a common type of pediatric disease, and their treatment and prognosis are closely correlated with infection location.

Tigecycline in treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacillus urinary tract infections: A systematic review - Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To review cases of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacillus urinary tract infections (UTIs) treated with tigecycline and the literature related to this subject.

Relationship of generalized joint hypermobility with vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infection - Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Generalized joint hypermobility is deemed to be an underlying risk factor for many clinical conditions.

Resistance of Escherichia coli urinary isolates in ED-treated patients from a community hospital - Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to provide resistance data for Escherichia coli isolates causing urinary tract infections in emergency department (ED) patients not requiring admission and explore if differences between this subpopulation and the hospital antibiogram exist.

Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure in adult women with urinary tract infection in childhood - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and development of hypertension over four decades in women with childhood urinary tract infection (UTI) associated with renal damage.

A clinical case of Fournier's gangrene: Imaging ultrasound - Abstract

Fournier's gangrene is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis involving the perineal, perianal, or genital regions and constitutes a true surgical emergency with a potentially high mortality rate.

Febrile urinary tract infection after prostate biopsy and quinolone resistance - Abstract

PURPOSE: Complications after prostate biopsy have increased and various causes have been reported.

Antibiotic de-escalation in bacteremic urinary tract infections: Potential opportunities and effect on outcome - Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the safety and efficacy of antibiotic de-escalation in patients admitted with bacteremic urinary tract infection (UTI).

Pediatrician noncompliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for the workup of UTI in infants - Abstract

BACKGROUND: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on the workup for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants discourages the use of bagged urine specimens for urine culture.

Urinary tract infection and vesicoureteral reflux in children with mild antenatal hydronephrosis - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The postnatal management of mild antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH) remains controversial.

Demography and burden of care associated with patients readmitted for urinary tract infection - Abstract

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most prevalent admission diagnoses in hospital-based clinical practice.

Clinical and laboratory indices of severe renal lesions in children with febrile urinary tract infection - Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the predictive value of various clinical and laboratory parameters on the identification of acute extensive and/or multifocal renal involvement in children with febrile urinary tract infections (UTI).

The accuracy of renal point of care ultrasound to detect hydronephrosis in children with a urinary tract infection - Abstract

To investigate the accuracy of renal point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for the detection of hydronephrosis in children with a urinary tract infection (UTI).

Bacteraemia caused by Actinobaculum schaalii: An overlooked pathogen? - Abstract

Actinobaculum schaalii is a uropathogen resistant to ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

Urinary ATP and visualization of intracellular bacteria: A superior diagnostic marker for recurrent UTI in renal transplant recipients? - Abstract

Renal transplant recipients (RTR) are highly susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTIs) with over 50% of patients having at least one UTI within the first year.

Favorable outcome of Fournier gangrene in two patients with diabetes mellitus on continuous peritoneal dialysis - Abstract

Fournier gangrene (FG), a form of necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and genitals, with high morbidity and mortality in the general population, carries the additional risk of involvement of the peritoneal catheter tunnel and peritoneal cavity in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Community-associated urinary infections requiring hospitalization: Risk factors, microbiological characteristics and patterns of antibiotic resistance - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Although patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) are usually managed as outpatients, a percentage of them requires hospitalization.

Factors associated with bacteremia in young infants with urinary tract infection - Abstract

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequent severe bacterial infection in infants.