Urinary Tract Infections

Disease State Hub

Polls

Poll: How do you treat this man with right flank pain and blood-tinged urine?

04/18/2018

A 37-year-old man presented with a 10-day history of right flank pain, which he described as cramping and constant but with variable intensity.

04/18/2018

Radiology

Poll: How would you treat a girl with acute, cramping pain in the right lower quadrant?

04/09/2018

Research Summaries

Medication

A New Drug Combination Effective in Treating Urinary Tract Infections

10/26/2022

A new drug combination was found to be more effective for treating UTIs and acute pyelonephritis compared to the current standard treatment approach.

10/26/2022

prevention

Antiseptic as Effective as Antibiotics for UTI Prevention

03/10/2022

In a recent study, researchers examined the safety and efficacy of using an antiseptic medication vs standard antibiotics as prevention for UTIs in adult women.

03/10/2022

Urinary Tract Infections

Urinalysis Overuse Leads to Unnecessary Antibiotics

08/20/2015

Recent research examined the effects of the possible overuse of urinalysis among elderly patients in emergency departments.

08/20/2015

Urinary Tract Infections

Study: UTIs and STIs Commonly Mixed Up in ERs

06/25/2015

Recent research evaluated the accuracy of clinical diagnoses of urinary tract and sexually transmitted infections in an emergency department setting.

06/25/2015

December 2024

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December 2024

Volume 64

Issue 12