Infection Control Today - Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)

ER Visits for UTIs Add Almost $4 Billion a Year in Unnecessary Healthcare Costs

Giving patients better access to primary healthcare could save nearly $4 billion a year in unnecessary emergency room visits for a single common complaint – urinary tract infections – according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. ...More

3 weeks ago

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Nearly Half of Older Women Diagnosed with UTI Not Confirmed in Urine Culture

Older adults represent an important and growing demographic in emergency departments (ED) across the country, with urinary tract infections (UTIs) being one of the leading causes for ED visits. In fact, UTIs, which can progress to serious health concerns, are the fourth ...More

5 weeks ago

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Researchers Find Odd Association Between UTIs and Schizophrenia Relapse

Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to have a urinary tract infection, researchers report. Urinary tract infections, which can cause painful and frequent urination, are common but patients hospitalized for ...More

April 3, 2013

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Michigan Hospitals are National Leaders in Preventing Urinary Tract Infections

Patients at Michigan hospitals are less likely to experience a urinary tract infection caused by a catheter than at other hospitals in the country, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. Michigan hospitals lead the way in using key prevention practices to ...More

March 25, 2013

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Study on UTIs Suggests Flagellin is Key in Stimulating Body's Natural Defenses

A new study by British scientists reveals that motile Escherichia coli isolates demonstrated significant activation of NF-κB signaling suggesting that flagellin plays a key role in up-regulating the host innate defenses against urinary tract infections (UTIs). UTIs are ...More

March 15, 2013

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Investigators Explore Risk Factors for Symptomatic Healthcare-Associated UTI

Exposure to urinary catheters is considered the most important risk factor for healthcare-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) and is associated with significant morbidity and substantial extra-costs. Uçkay, et al. (2013) assessed the impact of urinary catheterization ...More

February 13, 2013

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Estrogen Fights Urinary Infection in Mouse Model

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new evidence in mice that the two phenomena are connected by more than just timing. If further research confirms these links, boosting estrogen levels may get a second look as an approach for ...More

January 24, 2013

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Second Most Common Infection in the U.S. is Harder to Treat With Current Antibiotics

Certain types of bacteria responsible for causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second-most-common infection in the United States, are becoming more difficult to treat with current antibiotics, according to new research from Extending the Cure (ETC), a project of the ...More

November 13, 2012

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Cranberry Juice Now Unlikely to Prevent Cystitis

Cranberry juice is unlikely to prevent bladder and kidney infections, according to an updated systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors analysed the most up-to-date evidence and concluded that any benefit, if present at all, is likely to be small and ...More

October 17, 2012

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Antibiotic Resistance a Growing Concern with Urinary Tract Infection

As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, physicians in the United States are increasingly prescribing newer, more costly and more powerful antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections, one of the most common illnesses in women. New research at Oregon State ...More

October 11, 2012

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