BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections, and over 50% of women will have a UTI during their lifetimes.

BACKGROUND: Obstructive uropathy and chronic urinary tract infection increase the risk of urinary tract cancer.

Corpus cavernosal abscess and necrotizing fasciitis occur rarely, and precipitating factors can usually be elicited with careful history and examination.

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In our laboratory, urine samples are often screened by manual Gram stain to determine if a culture should be performed.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics in reduction of post-surgical infections in patients undergoing ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy (URSL).

INTRODUCTION: Colistin (polymyxin E) was developed ~ 60 years ago but was rarely used in clinical practice during the last 20 years because of concerns related to high rates of nephrotoxicity.

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (S. saprophyticus) are responsible for the majority of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTI).

Urine cultures are frequently obtained for hospitalized patients. We reviewed documented indications for culture and compared these with professional society guidelines.

OBJECTIVE: Orthotopic neobladder urinary diversion is associated with a high rate of infectious complications, especially in the early postoperative period. The aim of the study was to assess the incidence, associated pathogens, and predictors of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with an orthotopic neobladder.

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing and the therapeutic options are limited, especially in primary care. Recent indications have suggested pivmecillinam to be a suitable option. Here, we evaluated the clinical and bacteriological effects of pivmecillinam in UTIs caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of outpatient-diagnosed urinary tract infection [UTI] in consecutive febrile neonates ≤ 30 days of age, and correlate demographic, laboratory and radiographic imaging results with infectious etiology.

OBJECTIVE: Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) is a common reason for antibiotic treatment in primary health care. Due to the increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant uropathogens it is crucial to use the most appropriate antibiotics for first-choice empiric treatment of uUTI. Particularly, it is important to avoid antibiotics associated with a high rate of antimicrobial resistance. This study compares national recommendations from six European countries, investigating recommendations for first-choice antibiotic therapy of uUTI.

We compared uropathogen antibiotic susceptibility across age groups of ambulatory pediatric patients.

We evaluated the frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from bacteremic patients with UTI from European (EU) and United States (USA) hospitals during a 3-year period (2009?2011). Susceptibility testing was performed by the reference broth microdilution method on 2071 Gram-negative bacilli.

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin has been advocated as a marker of bacterial infection, so this study was carried out to determine the usefulness of serum procalcitonin in the early diagnosis of urosepsis.

CLINICAL QUESTION: Are cranberry products (juice, tablets, capsules, and syrup) associated with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) compared with placebo or other treatments?

Recurrence after urinary tract infection (rUTI) is common in adult women.

Fungal infections of the urinary tract are usually encountered following prolonged antibiotic use, instrumentation and indwelling urinary catheters. Candida is the most frequent causative fungus.

INTRODUCTION: There is still controversy regarding the possible role of chronic functional constipation in disorders of the urinary tract, specifically urinary tract infection (UTI) and enuresis. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of (UTI) and enuresis in children with chronic functional constipation.

PURPOSE: Previous studies examining the management of urinary tract infections (UTI) showed marked variability in the economical burden of care, with a tenfold increase in costs when patients require admission to the hospital.