Jun 24, 2021

Urinary tract infections are responsible for most human infections, these are caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa and associated microorganisms. The goal of this study was to determine the rate of vag...

Jun 17, 2021

We aim to design a tool to assess the impact of recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) on quality of life (QoL) in adult women, given the notable absence of an established instrument for this purpos...

Jun 17, 2021

The purpose of this review was to summarize the current literature on the assessment and treatment of radiation urethritis and cystitis (RUC) for the development of an evidenced-based management algor...

Jun 10, 2021

In the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) before the urological procedure, the duration of antimicrobial treatment is controversial. This study aims to evaluate whether a short course of antim...

Jun 10, 2021

Previous studies have reported a reduction in pediatric emergency visits for communicable diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been related to the use of face masks and school closures. As...

Jun 07, 2021

Enterococcus faecalis is a significant cause of nosocomial infections and other diseases, including endocarditis, bacteremia, and urinary tract infections. This microorganism forms biofilms to overcom...

Jun 07, 2021

We reported a case of common channel anomaly complicated with vaginal agenesis and rectal stone, which is a long-term complication of PSARP, a combination of very rare conditions with high morbidity a...

Jun 03, 2021

Effects of antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) interventions to optimize antibiotic use for infections in nursing home (NH) residents remain unclear. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analys...

Jun 03, 2021

To analyze early and late maternal complications associated with the mode of delivery in a birth cohort in Brazil, using the propensity score technique for analysis.This is a prospective cohort study,...

Jun 03, 2021

Hospital admissions for complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) in the US are increasing but there are limited information on the acuity of patients who are admitted.Describe hospitalization patte...

May 17, 2021

We aimed to define the published impact, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and precise role of the Isiris-α device: the world's first sterile, Single-Use Grasper Integrated Flexible Cystoscope (SUGIFC) f...

May 17, 2021

Pathophysiology and risk factors for Ureteral Stent-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (USAUTI) have been poorly investigated. This situation results in highly diverse practices regarding USAUTI preve...

May 13, 2021

Bacterial infections cause considerable morbidity and expensive healthcare costs. The prescription of broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs results in failure of treatment or overtreatment and exacerbate...

May 13, 2021

Developing strategies to prevent bacterial infections that do not rely on the use of drugs is regarded globally as an important means to stem the tide of antimicrobial resistance, as argued by the Wor...

May 10, 2021

Timing of mandibular fracture repair has long been debated. The purpose of the present study was to assess the incidence of postoperative inflammatory complications (POICs) following open repair of ma...

May 06, 2021

Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI) are a common urologic chief complaint. Although rUTIs are a significant burden on the healthcare system, until recently there were no published guidelines to ...

May 06, 2021

Urinary catheters often become contaminated with biofilms, resulting in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) that adversely affect patient outcomes. Histotripsy is a non-invasive focu...

May 03, 2021

Prostatic carcinoma is emerging as the most common male malignancy in Nigeria and the second most common male cancer worldwide. Patients often present with locally advances stages, and common sites of...

May 03, 2021

Urothelial carcinoma is the ninth most common cancer in the world. Cytological analysis of the urine is used for screening, as well as for cases suspected for neoplasia of the urinary tract. However, ...

Apr 29, 2021

Prognosis of compensated cirrhosis is good until decompensation. In decompensated cirrhosis, bacterial infections (BIs) are common and increase the risk of death. The incidence and prognostic implicat...