OBJECTIVES The diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young children are clinically challenging. This report was developed to inform the revised, evidence-based, clinical guideline regarding the diagnosis and management of initial UTIs in febrile infants and young children, 2 to 24 months of age, from the American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Urinary Tract Infec...

abstract bachground and objectives: the ability of adherence to the surface of host cell is very critical in the colonization of microbial pathogens. it has been revealed that e. coli strains that infect urinary tracts have different fimbrea such as i, s, fic, dr, and fimbrial adhesions. material and methods: in this study, 363 urine samples were obtained from patients with urinary tract infect...

BACKGROUND In geriatrics, delirium is widely viewed as a consequence of and, therefore, a reason to initiate workup for urinary tract infection (UTI). There is a possibility that this association is overestimated. To determine the evidence behind this clinical practice, we undertook a systematic review of the literature linking delirium with UTI. METHODS A MEDLINE search was conducted from 19...

Labial adhesion/fusion is an uncommon cause of urinary and vulval complaints in adult females, with unknown incidence. We present a case report elderly woman who presented voiding difficulty, recurrent tract infection (UTI) incontinence. She was treated by surgical division the adhesions had complete resolution her symptoms.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most frequent bacterial infections in infants and young children. Its incidence is infl uenced by age and sex, and it is diffi cult to estimate, as the existing epidemiological studies are very heterogeneous, with varying defi nitions of UTI, populations studied and methodologies used for collecting urine specimens. In addition, children with UTI, esp...

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infections in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. A systematic review was performed to assess the management of UTI in SOT recipients. Recommendations are provided on the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria, and prophylaxis and treatment of UTI in SOT recipients. The diagnostic-therapeutic management of recurrent UTI and the role...

Salmonella species are a rare cause of urinary tract infections in children. They have been associated with a higher incidence of structural abnormalities or immunosuppressive status. We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with urinary tract infection (UTI) secondary to Salmonella typhi and associated with urolithiasis. A review of the subject is then discussed.

background and objective: this study was undertaken to assess the ability of standard urinalysis (ua) and hemocytometer white blood cell (wbc) counts for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (uti) in patients with urinary symptoms. materials and methods: a total of 600 patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection were enrolled in this prospective study. standard ua, hemocytometer wbc c...

Urinary tract infection is mainly a disease of the females, due to the anatomical structure of the female urethra (Shruthi et al., 2012; Lavanya et al., 2002). There are 2 types of urinary tract infection (UTI). They are asymptomatic and symptomatic urinary tract infection (Sujatha et al., 2004; Jeyaseelan et al., 2013; Annie et al., 2014). The definition of asymptomatic bacteriuria is the occu...