Urological problems are common in spina bifida and are often treated with urinary diversions. Spina bifida and ileal conduits put patients at increased risk for ascending urinary tract infections. Here we present a novel case of a Citrobacter koseri urinary tract infection complicated by a perinephric abscess with pleural extension. To our knowledge, no case of an ascending C. koseri UTI progre...

Objective: To determine efficacy of fosfomycin in urinary tract infections occurring during pregnancy. Study Design: Descriptive study. Settings: Obstetrics & Gynecology Ward Dow University OJHA Campus, Karachi. Duration Study: 11-08-2021 till 12-02-2022 Subject and Methods: Total 147 pregnant women presented with were enrolled. Detailed demographics recorded after taking informed written c...

PURPOSE Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common nosocomial infection among hospitalized patients. Meanwhile, most frequent infections involving enterococci affect the urinary tract. The aims of this study were to investigate the susceptibility pattern of isolated enterococci from UTI and the prevalence of virulence genes. METHODS The study used enterococci isolated from urinary tract...

background urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most common bacterial diseasesworldwidethat can be presented asymptomatic or symptomatic, characterized by a wide range of symptoms from mild irritative voiding to bacteremia, sepsis, or even death. in latter decades, widespread utilization of antibiotics has resulted in increased incidence of antibiotic resistance among urinary tract patho...

Chronic bacteriuria is a common occurrence among spinal-cord injury patients and others with neuropathic bladders. If bacteria are present in the urinary tract, the patient may develop symptoms of infection or remain asymptomatic. We have compared virulence properties of 28 Escherichia coli isolates from patients with symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI) and 29 E. coli isolates from patie...

AIM to determine the most frequent causes of urinary tract infection (UTI) amongst children according to gender and age. METHODS 299 children with urinary tract infections were evaluated. All of the cases were clinically evaluated and quantitative and qualitative examinations of the urine (culture with antibiogram) were done. RESULTS There were 54.58% males and 45.15% females in the researc...

BACKGROUND Urinary Tract Infection implies presence of actively multiplying organisms in the urinary tract. Although it is infrequently associated with mortality, it is still a significant cause of morbidity. Early diagnosis is critical to preserve renal function of growing kidney. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to determine the clinical, microbiologic profile and antibiotic sensitivity of such in...

One of the most common conditions treated in adult primary care medicine is Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), which accounts for a sizeable portion antibiotic prescriptions. A high degree diagnostic accuracy necessary because this issue so prevalent and important everyday clinical practice. Particularly light rising prevalence resistance, excessive prescriptions should be avoided. To examine machi...

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial infections of child‐ hood, and have a significant healthcare impact. Renal parenchymal infection and scarring are well-established complications of UTI in children and can lead to renal insufficiency, hy‐ pertension and renal failure. Although frequently encountered and well researched, diagno‐ sis and management of UTI cont...