Changes in the aerobic bacterial flora in the urinary tract of patients with long-term indwelling foley catheters

Introduction: Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial use are common among residents of long-term care facilities. Faced to the lack of standardized data, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control funded a project with the aim of estimating prevalence of infections and antibiotic use in European long-term care facilities. Aim: The aim of the authors was to present the results of the European survey which were obtained in Hungary. Method: In Hungary, 91 long-term care facilities with 11,823 residents participated in the point-prevalence survey in May, 2013. Results: The prevalence of infections was 2.1%. Skin and soft tissues infections were the most frequent (36%), followed by infections of the respiratory (30%) and urinary tract (21%). Antimicrobials were mostly prescribed for urinary tract infections (40.3%), respiratory tract infections (38.4%) and skin and soft tissue infections (13.2%). The most common antimicrobials (97.5%) belonged to the ATC J01 class of “antibacterials for systemic use”. Conclusions: The results emphasise the need for a national guideline and education for good practice in long-term care facilities. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(23), 911–917.

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The Effects of Long-Term Topical Intranasal Steroid Use on Nasal Bacterial Flora

Türk Rinoloji Dergisi ◽

10.24091/trhin.2008-1-6 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 17-22

Author(s):

Turgut KARLIDAĞ ◽

Ahmet KİZİRLİGİL ◽

Erol KELEŞ ◽

Hayrettin Cengiz ALPAY ◽

İrfan KAYGUSUZ ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Flora ◽

Steroid Use

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Clinical Study of Gud-Amalaka Yoga in Garbhini Mutrakrichra w.s.r to Urinary Tract Infections during Pregnancy

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences (JAIMS) ◽

10.21760/jaims.v2i2.7696 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Sandeep Kumar Rajan ◽

Rajnish Gautam ◽

Pankaj Mishra

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Woman ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

The Body ◽

Premature Delivery ◽

Healthy Baby ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Long Term Result ◽

Tract Infections ◽

Prompt Attention

Healthy mother and healthy baby are foremost aim of antenatal care. Progressive anatomical and physiological changes during pregnancy are not only confined to the genital organs however within other systems of the body too, some may be felt as discomfort by a pregnant woman. A pregnant woman having pain or burning micturition, fever with chills, nausea, vomiting and cloudy urine having bad smell can be diagnosed as having Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). UTI is most common bacterial infection encountered during Pregnancy and troublesome to the woman suffering from it. Pyelonephritis, premature delivery and other risk such as PROM, IUGR etc. can be the long term result of UTI hence prompt attention is requisite. In the present study Gud-Amalaka Yoga has been tried in 15 patients for evaluation of its clinical efficacy and adverse / side effects if any. It was observed that Gud-Amalaka Yoga showed better results (25% patients were moderately improved, 75% patients were mildly improved). None of the patient reported any adverse effect during or after the treatment.

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Large congenital bladder diverticula in children

Urologia Journal ◽

10.1177/03915603211015039 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 039156032110150

Author(s):

Ayşe Başak Uçan ◽

Arzu Şencan

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Postoperative Infection ◽

Recurrent Reflux ◽

Main Complaint ◽

Long Term Follow Up ◽

Bladder Diverticula ◽

Transvesical Approach

Objective: Large congenital bladder diverticula (LCBD), congenital bladder diverticula (CBD) larger than 2 cm diameter, is a rare anomaly. The aim of this study was to report long-term surgical and clinical outcomes of children with LCBD. Methods: Medical charts of all children who were diagnosed with LCBD at our institution between April 2005 and December 2017, with at least 2 year follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ demographics, symptoms, operative technique, diverticulum size and localization, surgical outcomes and complications were recorded. Results: Fourteen patients with 18 LCBD, all male and age between 7 and 240 months (mean age: 53.5 months) were included in the study. Urinary tract infection was the main complaint in 10. Vesicoureteral reflux was detected in eight patients. Diverticula were 2–5.5 cm (mean 3.3 cm) in size. All diverticulectomies were performed transvesically and ureteroneocystostomy was added in 12 patients, 5 of whom were bilateral. No postoperative infection or recurrent reflux were observed. The median follow-up period was 4.5 years (2–12 years). Conclusion: Treatment of LCBD is mostly surgical and transvesical approach for diverticulectomy was found to be a safe and effective surgical procedure in long term follow-up.

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Short- and long-term outcome after perineal urethrostomy in 86 cats with feline lower urinary tract disease

Journal of Small Animal Practice ◽

10.1111/j.1748-5827.2012.01310.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 53 (12) ◽

pp. 693-698 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

L. Ruda ◽

R. Heiene

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract ◽

Lower Urinary Tract ◽

Term Outcome ◽

Long Term Outcome ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Tract Disease ◽

Lower Urinary

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Effect of Hydrolysable Tannins and Anthocyanins on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Nephropathic Patients: Preliminary Data

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13020591 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 591 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Annalisa Noce ◽

Francesca Di Daniele ◽

Margherita Campo ◽

Manuela Di Lauro ◽

Anna Pietroboni Zaitseva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract ◽

Urinary Tract Infections ◽

Bacterial Flora ◽

Bioactive Compound ◽

In Vitro Tests ◽

Bacterial Strains ◽

Quercetin Derivatives ◽

Hydrolysable Tannins ◽

Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by uropathogenic microorganism colonization. UTIs often require an antibiotic therapy that can cause the selection of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. A natural bioactive compound may represent a valid therapeutic adjuvant approach, in combination with drug therapy. In this paper, we present a pilot study, based on the administration of an oral food supplement (OFS), containing chestnut tannins and anthocyanins, to nephropathic patients suffering from recurrent UTIs (16 treated patients with 1 cp/day and 10 untreated patients). We performed laboratory tests and quality of life and body composition assessments, at T0 (baseline) and T1 (after 6 weeks OFS assumption). The analysis of OFS was performed by HPLC-DAD-MS for its content in polyphenols and by in vitro tests for its antioxidative and anti-free radical activities. In each capsule, polyphenol content was 6.21 mg (4.57 mg hydrolysable tannins, 0.94 mg anthocyanosides, 0.51 mg proanthocyanidins, 0.18 mg quercetin derivatives). A significant reduction of erythrocyte sedimentation rate was observed only in male patients. Urinalysis showed a significant reduction of leukocytes in both genders, whereas urinary bacterial flora at T1 significantly decreased only in male subjects. Tannins seem to exert an antimicrobial action according to gender, useful to counteract the recurrence of UTIs.

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Long-term follow-up of premature infants with urinary tract infection

European Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1007/s00431-021-04131-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lotem Goldberg ◽

Yael Borovitz ◽

Nir Sokolover ◽

Asaf Lebel ◽

Miriam Davidovits

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Premature Infants ◽

Long Term Follow Up

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Transitional Cell Carcinomas of the Urinary Tract in a Colony of Beagle Dogs

Veterinary Pathology ◽

10.1177/030098588902600601 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 455-461 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

K. J. Nikula ◽

S. A. Benjamin ◽

G. M. Angleton ◽

A. C. Lee

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract ◽

Transitional Cell ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Conclusive Evidence ◽

Whole Body ◽

Beagle Dogs ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Microscopic Features

Gross and light microscopic features of transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) of the urinary tract were examined in Beagle dogs used for the study of the long-term effects of low-dose, whole-body, 60Co gamma radiation. Thirty-eight cases of TCC occurred among 990 dogs that were from 0 to 14 years of age. There was no conclusive evidence of a radiation effect. The 38 TCC were equally divided between male and female dogs, but there was a significant difference in the sex distribution of urethra-origin TCC. Eleven males had a primary urethral TCC compared to only two females. There was no significant difference between the urethra-origin and bladder-origin TCCs in the number of tumors that caused clinical signs, metastasized, or that contributed to the death of the dog. All cases of urethral TCC in male dogs occurred in the prostatic urethra. The majority of these cases were not recognized to be neoplasms at gross necropsy, but microscopic examination revealed the TCC. Our findings differ from previous reports stating that TCC occurs more frequently in female than male dogs, and they especially differ from reports claiming that urethra-origin TCC is predominately a disease of female dogs.

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