BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections and are predominantly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). While UTIs are typically considered extracellular infections, it has been recently demonstrated that UPEC bind to, invade, and replicate within the murine bladder urothelium to form intracellular bacterial communities (IBCs). These IBC...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors influencing decision making by general practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in women. SETTING Two suburban London general practices. SUBJECTS Women presenting to their family doctor with lower urinary tract symptoms. DESIGN After each consultation the doctor completed a questionnaire on presenting symptoms; clinical exa...

midstream urine samples. Epithelial cell and erythrocyte counts in midstream urine specimens changed significantly during the menstrual cycle (Fig. 1). Epithelial cell counts during the luteal phase were higher than those during the other three phases in midstream urine. Erythrocyte counts during the menstrual phase were higher than those during the other three phases. Other cell counts did not...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial profile of urinary tract infection (UTI) and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among pregnant women attending at antenatal clinic in Dil Chora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. PATIENTS AND METHODS An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 18, 2015 to March 25, 2015. Clean-catch midstr...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Urinary tract infection is one of the commonest infections seen in clinical practice. Lack of compliance and unjustified antibiotic prescriptions has resulted in bacterial resistance and is proving as a major challenge in the management of these infections. Our aim was to identify the sensitivity pattern of commonly used antibiotics against urinary tract infections so a...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) during pregnancy is poorly understood in Egypt-a country with a high birth rate. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of ASB among pregnant women booking at El Hussein and Sayed Galal Hospitals in Al-Azhar University in Egypt; and to observe the relationship between ASB prevalence and risk factors such as socioeconomic level and pe...

The urinary tract is divided into the upper tract, composed of kidneys, renal pelvis, and ureters, lower which consists bladder urethra. Upper infections most commonly ascend in nature, originate bladder, through ureters to kidneys. cardinal clinical manifestations are flank pain fever, often associated with chills, frequency, urgency, dysuria, more suggestive infection However, symptoms consis...

Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is the most common medical problems associated with pregnancy occurring in about 5-10% of pregnant women. It attributed by various micro- organisms. As uropathogens usually Multidrug resistance so, timely identification these and their pattern detection essential. If UTI not treated promptly, it can lead to complications ultimately affect health infan...

UTI is one of the most common infections requiring antibiotic treatment and hospitalization. The rising trend in multidrug resistance to commonly used antibiotics has reduced therapeutic options for treating these infections. Reexploring older like nitrofurantoin fosfomycin provide help combat resistance. This prospective study was conducted Department Microbiology, SRM Medical College Hospital...