urinary tract infection (uti) is a common disease in childhood specially in female. in this study 50 patients with stablished diagnosis of uti were evaluated by both renal scan with tc-99m dmsa and renal sonography. the study revealed that most urinary tract infections are in children, female sex between 5-9 years of age. therefore the most important complications (renal scarring) are also comm...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between urinary tract infection (UTI) and urinary calcium excretion. A total of 82 children (mean age: 5.41± 4.09 years) with UTI and 82 age- and sex-matched children as a control group were enrolled in the study. Urinary calcium excretion was studied in children with UTI before treatment, three days after treatment and six months after ...

Atrophic changes of the vagina, vulva, and urinary tract have a large impact on quality of life of an elderly woman, the symptoms being progressive in nature and worsening with time. Common symptoms of urogenital atrophy include irritation, and itching; vaginal dryness, pain during sexual intercourse; and recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). Observational studies have confirmed the high pre...

Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a significant clinical problem for many women; however, host susceptibility factors have not been completely defined. The mouse model of induced UTI provides an experimental environment in which to identify specific host characteristics that are important in initial bacterial colonization of the urinary tract and in resolution of an infection. This ...

Urinary tract infection is common medical problems in pediatric age group, UTI a bacterial it occurrence rate infancy boys and girls beyond incidences of higher girls. It can cause discomfort during micturition. Recurrent UTIs observed 30-50% children.

Radioisotope scanning is very important in evaluation, diagnosis and proper treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) because of high sensitivity of this technique and less radiation dose delivered to the patients. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study to determine the frequency VUR in a group of children aged 28 days to 14 years referred to our depa...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of urinary tract infection in those patients that we have used an ureteral double-J stent as internal diversion after urological procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS We reviewed all the medical records of patients who had a ureteral double-J stent after a urological procedure from August 2007 to May 2013. We have analyzed the following data: age, gender, type ...

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a common commensal of the gastrointestinal and vaginal mucosa and a leading cause of serious infections in newborns, the elderly, and immunocompromised populations. GBS also causes infections of the urinary tract. However, little is known about host responses to GBS urinary tract infection (UTI) or GBS virulence factors that participate in UTI. Here we describe a ...

BACKGROUND Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) causes a serious health problem and affects millions of people worldwide. Patients with obstetric fistula usually suffer from incontinence of urine and stool, which can predispose them to frequent infections of the urinary tract. Therefore the aim of this study was to determine the etiologic agents, drug resistance pattern of the isolates and associated ...