Urinary Tract Infections News

Urinary tract infections account for over one-third of hospital-acquired infections, and most hospital-acquired UTIs are caused by urinary catheters.

Dear Doctor K: I'm a 42-year-old woman. This year I've had four urinary tract infections.

Last week, in the first of three columns about menopause, we addressed hot flashes and how to deal with them.

Rothman Institute at Jefferson joint researchers continue to seek better ways to diagnose and subsequently treat periprosthetic joint infection in patients following total joint arthroplasty.

Each cleared up with antibiotics. But now my doctor wants me to take a preventive antibiotic every day.

Newswise - - Rothman Institute at Jefferson joint researchers continue to seek better ways to diagnose and subsequently treat periprosthetic joint infection in patients following total joint arthroplasty.

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Anacor Pharmaceuticals Announces That Its Partner GSK Has Voluntarily Paused Enrollment of Ongoing GSK ?052 Phase 1 and 2 Clinical Trials PALO ALTO, Calif.-- --Feb 6, 2012 - Anacor Pharmaceuticals announced today that its partner GlaxoSmithKline has voluntarily paused enrollment in its current clinical trials of GSK2251052 due to a recently ... (more)

A glass of cranberry juice per day may reduce the recurrence of urinary tract infections in children by 43%, suggests a new study funded by Ocean Spray.

Clinicians should use pre- and post-catheterization assessments to gauge proper catheter use and monitor early signs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, according to a new practice alert from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

A new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections will lead to much faster, more effective treatment as well as a reduction in costs.

A new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections will lead to much faster, more effective treatment as well as a reduction in costs.