Certain Factors Increase Risk for UTIs After Radical Hysterectomies
Findings show smoking and 7 or more days of catheter use independently increase UTI risk.
Findings show smoking and 7 or more days of catheter use independently increase UTI risk.
Authors say the new algorithm could be used to safely withhold antibiotics in low-risk patients in the primary care setting.
Urologists appear more likely than other specialists to inappropriately treat uncomplicated cystitis with antibiotics, according to study findings.
The implementation of a standardized workflow for the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections improved care in homebound older adults.
Gut microbiome of women with a history of recurrent UTI depleted in microbial richness, butyrate-producing bacteria.
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.
Inappropriate antibiotic treatment selection or duration as well as lack of microbial evidence of infection were commonly found in patients hospitalized for select event.
A considerable proportion of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) have inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
A new decision support tool could optimize antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in the outpatient setting.
New study is the first focused analysis of bacterial diversity in the urogenital tract of postmenopausal women, according to investigators.