In the past few years, we have published essays on numerous health problems , includlng herpes simplex virus in-fections] and trichomoniasisz-sexually transmitted diseases that are especially serious for women. This two-part essay reviews a family of closely linked disorders that primarily affect women: uri-nary tract infections (UTIS). UTIS are among the most common infections encountered by p...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common medical problem affecting the general population and thus commonly encountered in medical practice, with the global burden of UTIs at about 150 million people. Because uropathogens largely originate from colonic flora, they are easy to predict, and this is the rationale for empirical treatment in Community Acquired-UTI (CA-UTIs). With the i...

Self-care to help yourself get better more quickly When should you get help? Contact your GP practice or contact NHS 111 (England), NHS 24 (Scotland dial 111), or NHS direct (Wales dial 0845 4647) or GP practice (N.Ireland) Options to help prevent a UTI Antibiotic resistance Treating Your Infection – Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) For women outside care homes with suspected uncomplicated urinary...

Self-care to help yourself get better more quickly When should you get help? Contact your GP practice or contact NHS 111 (England), NHS 24 (Scotland dial 111), or NHS direct (Wales dial 0845 4647) or GP practice (N.Ireland) Options to help prevent a UTI Antibiotic resistance Treating Your Infection – Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) For women outside care homes with suspected uncomplicated urinary...

Urinary tract infections(UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections encountered in clinical practice (Ejrnaes, 2011)) E.coli causes about 80%of acute UTIs(Mitsumori,1998).E.coli is the most prevalent facultative gram negative bacilli in the human fecal flora, usually inhabits the colon as an innocuous commensal (Johnson, 1991). E.coli strains causing disease outside the gastrointestin...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy (Mittal & Wing, 2005). It is estimated that one in three women of childbearing age will have a UTI (Duarte et al., 2008). Because of the normal physiologic changes induced by gestation, pregnant women are especially susceptible to these infections. UTIs are characterized by the presence of infectious a...

The goal of this review article is to discuss the etiology of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in individuals with impaired bladder emptying, evaluate existing studies regarding UTI prevention strategies in this population, and explore the published experiences with intravesical therapy for the prevention and treatment of recurrent UTIs in patients performing clean intermittent cathete...

The differences between Escherichia coli strains associated with symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain to be properly determined. Here we examined the prevalence of plasmid types and bacteriocins, as well as genetic relatedness, in a defined collection of E. coli strains that cause UTIs. Comparative analysis identified a subgroup of strains with a high number of vi...

The meta-analysis shows that antibiotics and cranberries do not differ for preventing recurrent UTIs. However, because this analysis was based on 3 small studies, 1 of which lost 32% of participants before follow-up, comparisons of the effectiveness of these interventions warrant caution. Similarly, analysis of 1 adult and 1 pediatric study suggests that patients taking cranberry products have ...