Each year, 10 million episodes are treated with antibiotics, but half of the time subsequent urine testing fails to confirm ...

New research has shown that intracellular bacterial communities (IBC) of Escherichia coli in the bladder epithelium could be the cause of UTI in children with no underlying functional or anatomical ...

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of consecutive febrile (temperature in triage ≥ 38°C) infants aged 0 days to 89 days seen in the emergency department at Children's Hospital Boston from ...

Urinary tract infections are the most common cause of nitrites in urine. These occur when bacteria infect the bladder, ureters, or kidneys. A doctor may recommend antibiotics or other treatments. A ...

The presence of antibiotic-resistance bacteria in a person’s stool or urine indicates an increased risk of developing a drug-resistant bloodstream infection, such as sepsis, according to research ...

Dr. Siddharth Kumar, Consultant – Urology, Bhagwan Mahavir Manipal Hospital, Ranchi, tells us everything that one needs to ...

Urine microscopy is an important adjunct to the urinalysis. The findings of cells, casts or crystals can aid in urinalysis interpretation and in making a more accurate diagnosis. Since the formed ...

Pyuria is a condition defined by the increased presence of white blood cells in urine. Although a urinary tract infection is the most common cause of sterile pyuria, other conditions may be involved.