UTI may be Symptomatic or Asymptomatic (colonisation without symptoms or signs of infection), Uncomplicated where the urinary tract is structurally and neurologically normal, invading organisms will be high grade uropathogens, usually grown in pure culture and not very antibiotic resistant or Complicated where the urinary tract is structurally or neurologically abnormal, hence lower degree path...

Copyright © 2012 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 30-year-old woman calls you to report a 2-day history of worsening dysuria and urinary urgency and frequency. She reports having no fever, chills, back pain, or vaginal irritation or discharge. One month ago, you treated her with a 3-day course of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole for presumptive cystitis, and her symptoms resolved. She is otherwise...

The approach to urinary tract infection remains a difficult and sometimes controversial issue. One area in particular is accurate diagnosis. In a recent article it was suggested utilizing the "enhanced" urinalysis, not as a replacement to culture but as a potential sensitive predictor to allow therapy to be given while awaiting culture results. Another difficult area is the issue of radiologic ...

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common problem in day to day practice with prevalence probably second only to respiratory tract infections. UTI remains a major cause of hospitalization and morbidity and accounts for a majority of causes of unexplained fever in children below 3 years of age (l). Even though urine is readily accessible for examination, diagnosis and management of UTI may not a...