Medscape Medical News > Conference News > AUA 2024 Tara Haelle May 20, 2024 An updated clinical approach to diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) that considers five potential phenotype categories instead of the usual three could aid clinical management and better center patient needs, according to the authors of a new study in The Journal...
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An overgrowth of nerve cells appears to cause lingering symptoms after recurrent UTIs
by Duke University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA perplexing problem for people with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) is persistent pain, even after antibiotics have successfully cleared the bacteria. Now Duke Health researchers have identified the likely cause—an overgrowth of nerve cells in the bladder. The finding, appearing March 1 in the journal Science Immunology,...
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Cefepime-taniborbactam superior to meropenem for complicated UTI
by Elana Gotkine For adults with complicated urinary tract infection (UTI), including acute pyelonephritis, cefepime-taniborbactam is superior to meropenem, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Florian M. Wagenlehner, M.D., from Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 randomized trial involving...
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The 4 Best Things to Drink When You Have a UTI (Plus 3 Drinks to Avoid)
Written by Christine Giordano, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Key takeaways: UTIs (urinary tract infections) are a bacterial infection of the bladder, urethra, or kidneys that usually need antibiotic treatment.Drinking fluids helps people recover from a UTI. The best things to drink when you have a UTI are water, electrolyte drinks that...
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Antibiotic Resistance and Urinary Tract Infections
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections worldwide. Though generally minor, they can escalate to cause pyelonephritis, chronic infection, or septicemia in the elderly or high-risk population. Moreover, they may trigger the formation or growth of urinary calculi. Image Credit:Buravlevastock/Shutterstock.com The problem...
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Why do some people get UTIs over and over? A new report holds clues
April 13, 2023 3:15 PM ET Max Barnhart Microscope images of urinary tract cells from mice that were not given a UTI (naive) and those that were susceptible to recurrent UTIs (sensitized). Cells are outlined in green and the DNA in each cell glows blue. The cells susceptible to recurrent UTIs are smaller. Seongmi Russel...
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A possible vaccine against the bacteria that cause UTIs
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Sublingual nanofiber vaccine raises antibody responses against three B cell epitopes with broad expression across UPEC strains.(A) Percentage of clinical UPEC isolates that contain the gene encoding the parent proteins of the pIroN, pIutA, and pIreA epitopes (2). Transmission electron microscopy images of nanofibers composed of (B) PEG-Q11pIreA, (C) PEG-Q11pIutA,...
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Mythbusting; Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
By Sarah Moore Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Almost half of women are plagued by urinary tract infections (UTIs) throughout a lifetime. The condition, while generally manageable, impacts the quality of life and can lead to more serious illnesses, such as kidney infections and sepsis – a life-threatening response to infection. Education and access to...
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Study finds antimicrobial resistance is making UTIs more deadly
by CSIRO Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing (ESBLs) Enterobacteriaceae bacteria: Escherichia coli. Credit: CSIRO Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria and other microbes become resistant to the drugs designed to kill them, generally through misuse or overuse of the drugs. There are two ways resistant bacteria can be passed between humans: hospital transmission and community transmission. Hospital acquired...
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Scientists develop promising vaccine method against recurrent UTI
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating the use of whole-cell vaccines to fight urinary tract infection (UTI), part of an effort to tackle the increasingly serious issue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Nicole De Nisco, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, recently demonstrated the use of...
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