Abdominal implantation of testicles in the management of intractable testicular pain in fournier gangrene - Abstract
Fournier gangrene (FG) is a necrotizing soft tissue infection involving the superficial and fascial planes of the perineum.
Infections
Older women's experiences of suffering from urinary tract infections - Abstract
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To describe and explore older women's experiences of having had repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Vaccination approaches for the prevention of urinary tract infection - Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infectious diseases of humans, with approximately 150 million cases estimated to occur globally every year.
Predictive risk factors in childhood urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, and renal scarring management - Abstract
Approaches to the management of children with urinary tract infection (UTI), vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), and renal scars have been challenged and have become controversial over the past decade.
Accuracy of early DMSA scan for VUR in young children with febrile UTI - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of an acute 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan in predicting dilating vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) among young children with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI).
Penile Fournier's gangrene - Abstract
Fournier's gangrene is a fulminant, necrotizing soft-tissue infection of the genital, perineal, and perianal regions.
Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a cluster randomized trial - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The overuse of antimicrobials is recognized as the main selective pressure driving the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in human bacterial pathogens.
Urine specimen collection: How a multidisciplinary team improved patient outcomes using best practices - Abstract
The Institute of Medicine challenged the health care system to ensure safe care for all patients.
Does prompt treatment of urinary tract infection in preschool children prevent renal scarring: Mixed retrospective and prospective audits - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test whether active management of urinary tract infections (UTI) in young children by general practitioners can reduce kidney scarring rates.
Healthcare-associated infections in a department of urology: Incidence and patterns of antibiotic resistance - Abstract
Objective: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) constitute a potentially severe complication which implies higher costs.
Fournier's gangrene of the penis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis: Case report and incidence study in a tertiary-care hospital - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Fournier's gangrene is a rare necrotizing soft tissue infection of the scrotum and penis.
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is an independent predictor of urinary tract infections in an ambulatory cirrhotic population: A prospective evaluation - Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a risk factor for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in many patients without liver disease.
Diarrheagenic enteroaggregative Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infection and bacteremia leading to sepsis - Abstract
We report a case of a 55-year-old immunocompromised female who presented to the emergency department with severe diarrhea and vomiting following travel to the Philippines.
Prevalence and risk factors for renal scars in children with febrile UTI and/or vesicoureteral reflux, "Beyond the Abstract," by Nicol Corbin Bush, MD, MSc
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - We laid the foundation for this report when Dr. Warren Snodgrass, my co-author, served on the AUA Reflux Guidelines panel, and I was enrolled in the Master’s of Clinical Science program at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Virulence and antimicrobial resistance in enterococci isolated from urinary tract infections - Abstract
Purpose: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common nosocomial infection among hospitalized patients.
Evaluation of three-dose fosfomycin tromethamine in the treatment of patients with urinary tract infections: An uncontrolled, open-label, multicentre study - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and microbiological efficacy and safety of three doses of 3 g fosfomycin tromethamine administered orally to treat lower urinary tract infections.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) in newborns: Risk factors, identification and prevention of consequences - Abstract
The aim of the study is identification of urinary tract infections (UTI) and urinary tract anomalies (UTA) already in the perinatal period.
Current practices in fertility preservation in male cancer patients - Abstract
The incidence of a cancer diagnosis in children and young adolescents is increasing.
Urinary tract infections due to multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae: Prevalence and risk factors in a Chicago Emergency Department - Abstract
Background: Selection of empiric antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) has become more challenging because of the increasing rates of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE) infections.
The additional value of blood cultures in patients with complicated urinary tract infections - Abstract
We evaluated 800 hospitalized patients with a complicated urinary tract infection in whom on the day of start of antibiotic treatment both a blood- and a urine culture were obtained.