Urinary Tract Infection Archives

Smoking & Tobacco Information Center

Certain Factors Increase Risk for UTIs After Radical Hysterectomies

June 6, 2023

Findings show smoking and 7 or more days of catheter use independently increase UTI risk.

Practice Management Information Center

Algorithm Predicts Urinary Tract Infection Without Microscopy

January 24, 2023

Authors say the new algorithm could be used to safely withhold antibiotics in low-risk patients in the primary care setting.

News, Ob/Gyn Information Center

Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Cystitis Still Occurs

By

Natasha Persaud

August 15, 2022

Urologists appear more likely than other specialists to inappropriately treat uncomplicated cystitis with antibiotics, according to study findings.

AANP 2022

Workflow Protocol Improves UTI Care in Older Adults

By

Nikki Kean

July 8, 2022

The implementation of a standardized workflow for the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections improved care in homebound older adults.

Gastroenterology Information Center

Gut Dysbiosis Identified in Women With Recurrent UTI

May 11, 2022

Gut microbiome of women with a history of recurrent UTI depleted in microbial richness, butyrate-producing bacteria.

Nephrology Information Center, News

Probability of Progression to Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in Women With Antimicrobial-Resistant Isolates

By

Infectious Disease Advisor Contributing Writer

October 8, 2021

Study finds that among women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), those with antimicrobial-resistant isolates are at increased risk for progression to complicated UTI vs those with susceptible isolates.

Infectious Diseases Information Center

Inappropriate Antibiotics Found in Over Half of Pneumonia, UTI Cases

By

Kristin Della Volpe

March 30, 2021

Inappropriate antibiotic treatment selection or duration as well as lack of microbial evidence of infection were commonly found in patients hospitalized for select event.