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Antimicrobial prophylaxis does not reduce the risk of recurrent UTIs in children—but does increase the risk of antibiotic resistance, new data show. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia followed 611 children age 6 and under who were diagnosed with a first UTI between July 1, 2001, and May 31, 2006. Most of the…
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Antimicrobial prophylaxis does not reduce the risk of recurrent UTIs in children—but does increase the risk of antibiotic resistance, new data show.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia followed 611 children age 6 and under who were diagnosed with a first UTI between July 1, 2001, and May 31, 2006. Most of the children…
Features
UTIs present clinically as dysuria, with symptoms of frequent and urgent urination secondary to irritation of the urethral and bladder mucosa.
Nephrology Information Center
A new clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections in women was released by the AUA together with the Canadian Urological Association, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction.
Critical Care Medicine
Urogenital Infections in the ICU Related Conditions Continue Reading UTI, Cystitis, Pyelonephritis, Catheter-Associated UTI, Asymptomatic bacteriuria, ASB, Urosepsis 1. Description of the problem What every clinician needs to know Urogenital infections in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) include urinary tract infection (UTI) and, in the male, prostatitis. The clinical spectrum of UTI includes…
Nephrology Information Center
Implementing a urinary tract infection quality improvement program resulted in a decrease in UTI diagnoses in orthopedic patients.
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Urinalysis and physical exam determine if the infection is complicated or uncomplicated, primary or recurrent and guide treatment strategy.
Pediatrics Information Center
Urine concentration should be included in the urinary tract infection evaluation among infants.
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Increasing antimicrobial resistance among the causative pathogens has made it more difficult to effectively treat UTIs and prostatitis.
Infectious Diseases
OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has pyelonephritis/complicated urinary tract infection? What should you expect to find? Urinary tract infections (UTI) can be separated into distinct syndromes depending on host characteristics and the presence of symptoms. The syndromes of pyelonephritis, infection of the renal parenchyma, and complicated UTI, infections…
