hairball in a urethral diverticulum has rarely been reported. these hairballs are usually formed in the diverticulum coated with a hair bearing epithelium and can lead to urinary obstruction or infection. using laser is a safe way to ablate such stones.

patients and methods in this retrospective study, all urine samples of children hospitalized with urinary tract infection (288 patients, aged 1mon -14.5 years) during october 2008 to may 2011 were included in the study. after bacteria were identified by standard methods, antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using a panel of antimicrobial agents. results the most of patients were g...

conclusions the results of this study indicated that more than 90% of e. coli isolates harbored the fimh gene. the high binding ability of fimh could result in the increased pathogenicity of e. coli; thus, fimh could be used as a possible diagnostic marker and/or vaccine candidate. materials and methods a total of 140 isolated e. coli strains from patients with uti were identified using biochem...

conclusions the lower incidence of uti in pregnant women compared to other areas of iran represents the role of climate and weather in the prevalence of uti. in addition, the increased number of low-birth-weight infants had a remarkable correlation with uti, which can influence the health of the next generation. patients and methods in this cross-sectional retrospective study, 1132 women admitt...

introduction urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most common infections in childhood. appropriate treatment of uti requires to knowledge about antibiotic resistance patterns of common uropathogens. the aim of this study was to determine demographic, symptoms, signs and antibiotic resistance pattern in admitted infants with clinically diagnosis of uti in 17 shahrivar hospital of rasht ma...

cauda equina syndrome (ces) although uncommon, is a very serious condition, which should be diagnosed as soon as possible.  urinary dysfunction following a lumbosacral trauma is a key for the physician to consider ces as the most probable diagnosis. up to 62% of ces patients report a recent episode of trauma. we herein report a young man with ces due to sacral fracture with an interesting imaging.

results among the 4,506 studied patients with urine cultures, 300 (6.65%) and 4,206 (93.35%) urine samples showed positive and negative bacterial growth, respectively. the rates of urine cultures with bacterial growth for women and men were 90.66% and 9.44%, respectively. with regard to the bacterial growth, 90.33% were gram-negative and 9.67% were gram-positive. the most common isolated agent ...

conclusions only a few number of health workers do respect hygiene rules before and after catheterization. therefore, it is necessary to train health workers involved in such activities on good hygiene practices during catheterization. results two days later, (48 hours after the catheterization), 14 patients out of 60 (23.33%) presented with a urinary infection, of which 1 patient (1.66%) was a...

Urinary tract infections are common of urinary which includes urethra, kidneys and bladder that irritates the lining it becomes inflamed. Males less prone to infection as compared females. Sexual intercourse is one major risk factor responsible for infections. E. coli causative bacteria complicated uncomplicated UTI’s.

A seven-year-old stallion with diversion of urinary pass to the thigh due to a urethral fistula caused by gunshot perineal injury was presented to the Urmia University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital. No signs of urinary obstruction or renal failure were observed. Because of inaccessible location of the injured urethra, through a perineal urethrotomy incision, a urinary catheter was effectively a...