Urinary Tract Infections - Prevention & control
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children.

27 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are widely administered to children with the intention of preventing urinary tract infection, but adequately powered, placebo-controlled trials regarding efficacy are lacking. This study from four Australian centers examined ... Read more...

Hydrophilic catheters versus noncoated catheters for reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial.

29 Sep 2009 Cardenas DD, Hoffman JM. Hydrophilic catheters versus noncoated catheters for reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypotheses that hydrophilic catheters reduce the incidence of ... Read more...

Infection prevention in the intensive care unit.

30 Aug 2009 Hospital-acquired infections have profound social, economic, and personal costs to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Numerous risk factors, such as poor nutrition and hyperglycemia, directly involve patients. Meanwhile, hand hygiene, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Urinary Tract Infections - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Antimicrobial prophylaxis for urinary tract infection in children. 27 Oct 2009
• Antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children. 27 Oct 2009
• Surveillance definitions for urinary tract infections. 13 Oct 2009
• [Infection control guidelines for the intensive care unit] 30 Sep 2009
• Hydrophilic catheters versus noncoated catheters for reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Infection prevention in the intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• [Oestrogen for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women--a survey of a Cochrane review] 29 Aug 2009
• [Urinary catheter care in nursing homes: what has to be pointed out?] 18 Aug 2009
• Vaccinium macrocarpon: an interesting option for women with recurrent urinary tract infections and other health benefits. 30 Jul 2009
• Evidence-based prescription of antibiotics in urology: a 5-year review of microbiology. 29 Jul 2009
• A live-attenuated vaccine for the treatment of urinary tract infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. 13 Jul 2009
• How to prevent CAUTIs. 29 Jun 2009
• Crystalline bacterial biofilm formation on urinary catheters by urease-producing urinary tract pathogens: a simple method of control. 23 Jun 2009
• Re: Best practice policy statement on urologic surgery antimicrobial prophylaxis. J. S. Wolf, Jr., C. J. Bennett, R. R. Dmochowski, B. K. Hollenbeck, M. S. Pearle and A. J. Schaeffer. J Urol 2008; 179: 1379-1390. 19 Jun 2009
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and the Medicare rule changes. 14 Jun 2009
• [Interventions implemented to control an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a university hospital] 30 May 2009
• Using NDNQI data to manage CAUTI. 30 May 2009
• The role of lactobacillus probiotics in the treatment or prevention of urogenital infections--a systematic review. 30 May 2009
• Can cranberry juice be a substitute for cefaclor prophylaxis in children with vesicoureteral reflux? 30 May 2009
• Routine (non-religious) neonatal circumcision and bodily integrity: a transatlantic dialogue. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Urinary Tract Infections'

Definition: Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.

Descriptor UI: D014552

Alternative terms: Urinary Tract Infections; Infection, Urinary Tract; Infections, Urinary Tract; Tract Infection, Urinary; Tract Infections, Urinary; Urinary Tract Infection;

Related Mesh Headings: Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.539.895; C12.777.892; C13.351.968.892;

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specific organ/disease term coordinated with specific infection term