Background: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common infectious diseases in children, the most severe form of which is acute pyelonephritis. Vitamin D plays a very important role in regulating the immune system, this study was conducted to compare vitamin D levels in children with urinary tract infections and healthy children in Kerman, Iran in 2020. Methods: This cross-sectional stud...

KEYWORDS: Ceftolozane/tazobactamcomplicated urinary tract infectionsPseudomonas aeruginosaextended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL)-producers

background: pediatric lower urinary tract scoring system (plutss) is a questionnaire contains items for assessment of wetting episodes, voiding frequency and pattern. it is used for screening and evaluation of the response of children with lower urinary tract symptoms to therapy. we studied the validity and reliability of persian translated version of this questionnaire among iranian children. ...

This study aimed to investigate associations between primary urinary incontinence and development of upper urinary tract stones in a nationwide population in Taiwan. Data of 1,777 adults with primary urinary incontinence and 26,655 controls (groups A, B, and C) without urinary incontinence at study inception were retrieved from the National Health Insurance System database in Taiwan and were an...

The urinary tract exits to a body surface area that is densely populated by a wide range of microbes. Yet, under most normal circumstances, it is typically considered sterile, i.e., devoid of microbes, a stark contrast to the gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tracts where many commensal and pathogenic microbes call home. Not surprisingly, infection of the urinary tract over a healthy perso...