Drier summers and wetter winters are expanding the range of the fungus. The same conditions drive increasingly intense ...

Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are costly, common and often preventable by reducing unnecessary urinary catheter (UC) use. Methods To summarise interventions to reduce ...

Objective Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) is a well-studied but hotly contested medical intervention of enhanced infection control. Here, we aim to characterise the changes to ...

Colds and other respiratory infections are common. But kids can get urinary tract infections (UTIs), too. Up to 8% of girls and 2% of boys will get a UTI by age 5. Sometimes the symptoms of this ...

Many women have, for decades, taken a drug called phenazopyridine to control pain from urinary tract infections. Sold under such brand names as Azo and Uristat, it’s available in most US ...

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Urinary tract infections (UTI) lie among the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Since their manifestations can range from laboratory findings (asymptomatic bacteriuria) to septic shock, using ...

The UTI-Diag project, a groundbreaking multisectoral initiative, officially launches with key objectives to: (i) improve the detection and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs); (ii ...

It's always better to prevent an outbreak in a hospital than scramble to treat an infection. That's why two professors at Pitt's med school wanted to find a way to monitor for outbreaks.

Background Prevention of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) has been the focus of a national effort, yet appropriate indications for insertion and removal of urinary catheters (UC) ...

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"When we were having frequent freak offs—they were back-to-back—and sometimes I would do a freak off with the infection," she said, per NBC News, which had a reporter in the New York courtroom.