Antibiotic resistance patterns in outpatient pediatric urinary tract infections - Abstract
PURPOSE: We characterize the current national patterns of antibiotic resistance of outpatient pediatric urinary tract infection.
Infections
Poor nutritional status is associated with urinary tract infection among older people living in residential care facilities - Abstract
AIM: To investigate factors associated with poor nutritional status in older people living in residential care facilities.
Ultrasound assessment in renal infections - Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common clinical problem, especially among women.
Urine collection in the emergency department: What really happens in there? - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In women with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), a non-contaminated voided specimen is considered important for valid urinalysis and culture results.
Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis with a fatal outcome: A case report - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis in Latin America that can affect various organs.
Increasing prevalence of ciprofloxacin resistance in extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli urinary isolates - Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the incidence and drug susceptibility profiles of uropathogenic extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) during a 10-year period and to identify differences in resistance patterns between urological and non-urological ESBL-EC isolates.
Frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria implicated in community urinary tract infections: A ten-year surveillance study (2000-2009) - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious diseases at the community level.
Analysis of the spectrum and antibiotic resistance of uropathogens in vitro: Results based on a retrospective study from a tertiary hospital - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance of uropathogens in urinary tract infections (UTIs) is increasing worldwide.
Contamination rates of three urine-sampling methods to assess bacteriuria in pregnant women - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate and compare contamination rates of three different urine-sampling methods in pregnant women to assess bacteriuria.
Diagnostics and therapy of urinary tract infections - Abstract
In infants and young children, urinary tract infections (UTI) often present with unspecific symptoms.
NICE guidelines for imaging studies in children with UTI adequate only in boys under the age of 6 months - Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for imaging studies in children under the age of three with first urinary tract infection (UTI).
Pediatric urinary tract infection: Does the evidence support aggressively pursuing the diagnosis? - Abstract
The epidemiology of pediatric fever has changed considerably during the past 2 decades with the development of vaccines against the most common bacterial pathogens causing bacteremia and meningitis.
Challenges in assessing nursing home residents with advanced dementia for suspected urinary tract infections - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe the presentation of suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and how they align with minimum criteria to justify antimicrobial initiation.
Discrediting microscopic pyuria and leucocyte esterase as diagnostic surrogates for infection in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: Results from a clinical and laboratory evaluation - Abstract
Microscopic pyuria is widely used as a surrogate marker of infection, although there is little data supporting its use in patients who present with non-acute LUTS.
The antibiotic resistance profiles of bacterial strains isolated from patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream and urinary tract infections - Abstract
Treatment of nosocomial infections is becoming difficult due to the increasing trend of antibiotics resistance.
Causative pathogens, antibiotic sensitivity, resistance patterns, and severity in a contemporary series of Fournier's gangrene - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify the causative pathogens and evaluate the antibiotic sensitivity, resistance patterns, and virulence in a contemporary series of patients with Fournier's gangrene.
Renal tuberculosis in the modern era - Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis masquerading as xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis - Abstract
Primary adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis accounts for less than 1% of renal pelvis tumors.
Chronic asymptomatic pyuria precedes overt urinary tract infection and deterioration of renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in 30%-50% of individuals with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
Impact of surgical intervention timing on the case fatality rate for Fournier's gangrene: An analysis of 379 cases - Abstract
Reportedly, Fournier's gangrene has a high mortality rate, ~7.5-40%, and experts recommend early surgical debridement.