Kidney Stone Disease, Urinary Tract Infection ‘Mutually Coexisting’
Review authors concluded that urinary tract infection and kidney stone disease are “reciprocally causal.”
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Cystitis Still Occurs
Urologists appear more likely than other specialists to inappropriately treat uncomplicated cystitis, according to study findings.
AKI-to-CKD Transition Predicts Higher Infection Risk
Following an episode of acute kidney injury, patients who transition to chronic kidney disease have a significant 1.5-fold increased long-term risk for infection, a study found.
Higher Fluoroquinolone Doses May Be Toxic in Advanced CKD
Guidelines recommend that clinicians prescribe fluoroquinolone at lower doses in patients with reduced kidney function.
FDA Needs More Data on Tebipenem HBr for Complicated UTI
In the CRL, the FDA stated that the application could not be approved in its present form and that an additional clinical trial would be required.
Endometrial Cancer Ups Risks for UTI, Kidney Failure
The increased risk for several urinary tract problems among women diagnosed with endometrial cancer varies by age and race or ethnicity, a study found.
Travelers’ Diarrhea Significantly Increases Urinary Tract Infection Risk
Researchers assessed whether there is an association between urinary tract infection incidence and international travel.
Gut Dysbiosis Identified in Women With Recurrent UTI
Gut microbiome of women with a history of recurrent UTI depleted in microbial richness, butyrate-producing bacteria
Role of Race in Calculating UTI Risk in Children Reassessed
Race as a variable in risk prediction model can be replaced by history of UTI and duration of fever without affecting accuracy
Antibiotic Stewardship Increases Use of Guideline-Concordant Antibiotics for UTI
Researchers conducted a study to assess the effect of an antibiotic stewardship program on the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy among patients with urinary tract infections in the ED.
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