Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most important causes of morbidity and health care spending affecting persons of all ages. Bacterial biofilms play an important role in UTIs, responsible for persistent infections leading to recurrences and relapses. UTIs associated with microbial biofilms developed on catheters account for a high percentage of all nosocomial infections and are the...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common health problems plaguing women. About half of women will experience a UTI during their lifetime. The incidence is much lower in men but increases with age. In patients over the age of 65, at least 20% of women and 10% of men have bacteruria [1]. The incidence also increases with hospitalization or institutional‐ ization. UTIs are the mo...

Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose a serious health problem for patients with high cost to society. UTIs are also the most frequent healthcare associated infections. E. coli is the predominant pathogen in uncomplicated UTIs. Besides E. coli, other Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcus spp, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are also cultured in patients with urological diseases. Microbial res...

Cranberry has been used traditionally to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), primarily among generally healthy women prone to recurrent UTIs. Results from a number of published clinical studies have supported this benefit; however, meta-analyses on cranberry and UTI prevention have reported conflicting conclusions. This article explores the methodological differences that contributed to th...

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) account for nearly 8 million physician visits and 1.5 million visits to emergency rooms annually in the United States (Foxman, 2003; Litwin et al., 2005; Stamm and Hooton, 1993). It is the second most common infection of any organ and is one of the most common infections in humans (Tabiban et al., 2008). UTIs account for a total annual cost of more than $ 3.5 bil...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly reported by people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and significantly impact quality of life. OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the problem of UTIs in PwMS and offer a practical approach for the diagnosis and management. METHODS A review of the literature through a Pubmed search up to October 2015 was performed using the following keyw...

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is common condition in infants with febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs). Both VUR and febrile UTIs are risk factors for renal scars, characterized by glomerular hypertrophy with global or segmental sclerosis as cardinal features in pathology. Because renal scars may cause hypertension or chronic kidney diseases in later life, voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) has...

INTRODUCTION Transurethral resection of the prostate is one of the most frequent urological procedures. Urinary tract infections represent major sequelae, but data about antibiotic prophylaxis in TUR-P are controversial and outdated. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective multicentre study of TUR-P in ten German hospitals. Primary endpoints were epidemiological and outcome data of ...