Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Follow-Up of Bilateral, Upper Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in a Cat

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
SI Thoresen ◽  
WP Bredal ◽  
RD Sande

A case of bilateral, upper urinary tract infection caused by haemolytic E coli in a female Birman cat is presented. Ultrasonographic examination of the kidneys documented changes in size, outline, echogenicity and architecture. Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of fluid from the renal pelvis was used to make the diagnosis. Fluid was submitted for culture and sensitivity and based on the results, antimicrobial therapy was initiated. The treatment was monitored over a 406-day follow-up period. Despite extensive treatment with specific antibiotics and supportive therapy, recurrence of urinary tract infection occurred.

Author(s):  
Lotem Goldberg ◽  
Yael Borovitz ◽  
Nir Sokolover ◽  
Asaf Lebel ◽  
Miriam Davidovits

2012 ◽  
Vol 166 (12) ◽  
pp. 1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annukka Hannula ◽  
Marja Perhomaa ◽  
Mika Venhola ◽  
Tytti Pokka ◽  
Marjo Renko ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser Simforoosh ◽  
Ali Tabibi ◽  
Seyed Ali Reza Khalili ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Soltani ◽  
Abolfazl Afjehi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 039156032110150
Author(s):  
Ayşe Başak Uçan ◽  
Arzu Şencan

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.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 677-684
Author(s):  
Duncan E. Govan ◽  
John M. Palmer

To study the influence of successful ureterovesicoplasty on incidence of recurrent urinary infection, two groups of infected children were compared in this regard before and after urologic evaluation. Of 280 new pediatric urologic hospital admissions, 55.6% had urinary tract infections. Sixty-six of these 156 infected children had vesicoureteral reflux. Bacteriologic localization of infection site was performed in both children with and without reflux at the time of diagnostic cystoscopy. Both groups were specifically treated with short-term antibiotic therapy and empiric urethral dilation. Operative vesicoureteroplasty was carried out in 62 children with reflux, with an overall cure rate of 83.8%. Distal urethral stenosis was not a contributing factor in this population nor did urethral caliber relate to the incidence of reflux. Only 3 of 35 children without reflux were found to have bacteriologically proved upper urinary tract infection. Similarly, only 32% of these children without reflux had clinical histories suggestive of recurrent pyelonephritis. In the children with reflux undergoing bacteriologic localization while infected, no nonrefluxing ureters were found infected, and only one third of the refluxing ureters so studied had proved upper urinary tract infection. Historical evidence for clinical pyelonephritis was present in 79% of the population with reflux; but, after successful cure of reflux, only 7% of these children continued to have pyelonephritic episodes. The long-term incidence of recurrent urinary tract infection was virtually identical, however, in the children undergoing successful antireflux surgery and the children without reflux following ureteral dilation. This relationship indicates that reflux plays little role in the etiology of bacteriunia but has a profound influence on urinary tract infection morbidity in children.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. S537-S537
Author(s):  
Hyun Joo Jung ◽  
Shin Young Lee

Abstract Background Childhood urinary tract infection (UTI) may cause increased major morbidity and long-term clinical consequences. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) is produced by the members of the Enterobacteriaceae family, which are the primary infectious agents that cause UTI in children. Isolation of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) typically occurred in healthcare facilities; however, the incidence of community-associated (CA) UTIs due to ESBL-E has increased worldwide. It has led to an increase in the use of carbapenems. In this study, we determine the characteristics of community-onset UTIs caused by ESBL-E in children to suggest non-carbapenem options for the treatment of childhood UTIs due to ESBL-E in order to preserve carbapenems. Methods A total of 2,157 isolates of ESBL-E were collected from children below 18 years old who were clinically certified UTI or urosepsis between January 2008 and August 2018 at tertiary university hospital in Korea. Their electronic medical records were retrospectively reviewed. Long-term healthcare facility stay within the preceding month and isolates recovered more than 72 hours after hospitalization were the criteria of healthcare-associated (HA) infection. Results The most common isolates were E. coli 1815 (84.2%) followed by K. pneumoniae 342 (15.8%). CA infection was detected in 1,513 of the 2157 ESBL-E (70.1%). The prevalence of CA ESBL-E infection increased significantly from 68 cases in 2008 to 325 cased in 2017. Antibiotic susceptibility test showed highest sensitivity to ertapenem, meropenem, and amikacin (>90%) followed by cefoxitin (82%), and piperacillin–tazobactam (TZP) (80.5%). CA E. coli showed higher sensitivity to amikacin and TZP compared with HA E coli. CA K. pneumoniae showed much higher sensitivity to TZP compared with HA K. pneumoniae. Of total ESBL-E, the antimicrobial resistance rate to aminoglycoside such as amikacin and gentamicin showed full sensitivity during the study period; furthermore, a rate of resistance to TZP has been decreasing over the years. Conclusion Identifying antibiotic susceptibility patterns of ESBL-E is a useful guide for treatment strategy of UTI. This study showed that there are non-carbapenem options for the treatment of CA ESBL UTI in children. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.


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