Causes of lower urinary tract disease in Czech cat population

This study was done to investigate epidemiological data and to report causes of lower urinary tract disease in a population of cats presented at the Small Animal Clinic of the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno. Cats presented with lower urinary tract disease signs that had undergone a thorough physical examination and urinalysis (dipstick, urine specific gravity, urine sediment and dipslide urine culture) were included in the study. Urine samples were collected only by cystocentesis or sterile catheterization. Bloodwork, abdominal ultrasound, and abdominal radiographs were performed in 118 (66%), 170 (96%) and 9 (5%) patients, respectively. Cats that were treated with antibiotics or glucocorticoids during an episode of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) or during the foregoing month and which had undergone perineal urethrostomy or catheterization in private practice, were excluded. The study population consisted of 177 cats. Forty-one (23%) cats were diagnosed with a urethral plug, 26 cats (14%) with a urinary tract infection (UTI), 9 cats (5%) with urolithiasis and 101 cats (57%) with feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC). The cats diagnosed with UTI were significantly older than the cats with FIC, urethral plugs and urolithiasis. Urinary tract infection was diagnosed significantly more often in patients older than 10 years, and in female cats. The diagnosis of urethral plug was made significantly more often in males. Feline idiopathic cystitis and urethral plugs are the most common causes of FLUTD, and the causes are significantly age and sex-related.

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Pre-test probability of urinary tract infection in dogs with clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease

The Veterinary Journal ◽

10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.03.003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 247 ◽

pp. 65-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T.M. Sørensen ◽

M. Holmslykke ◽

M. Nordlund ◽

V. Siersma ◽

L.R. Jessen

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Lower Urinary Tract ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Tract Disease ◽

Test Probability ◽

Lower Urinary

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Detection of feline idiopathic cystitis as the cause of feline lower urinary tract disease in Sleman Regency, Indonesia

Veterinary World ◽

10.14202/vetworld.2020.1108-1112 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 1108-1112

Author(s):

Andi Tri Julyana Eka Astuty ◽

Ida Tjahajati ◽

Widagdo Sri Nugroho

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Medical History ◽

Lower Urinary Tract ◽

The Common ◽

Tract Disease ◽

Cat Diseases ◽

Blood Screening ◽

Lower Urinary

Background and Aim: Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is one of the common cat diseases. The aim of this study was to detect feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) as a cause of FLUTD in Sleman Regency, which is a problem in the population. Materials and Methods: Seventy-three cats with FLUTD symptoms were used from seven veterinary practices in Sleman Regency. The logging of each cat's medical history, clinical examination, urinalysis, routine blood screening, and ultrasonography was conducted to diagnose the cause of FLUTD. Results: The percentages of diseases causing FLUTD included FIC 21.9%, urolithiasis 57.5%, urinary tract infection (UTI) 16.4%, neoplasia 1.4%, trauma 1.4%, and nervous disorders 1.4%. Conclusion: FIC, one of the causes of FLUTD, is found in cats and has become a problem among the cat population in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Various handling and preventive efforts should be undertaken against the disease.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Antibiotics for treating lower urinary tract infection in children.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717954927.793462557 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Susan Coffin

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Lower Urinary Tract ◽

Lower Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Lower Urinary

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Risk of Cancer after Lower Urinary Tract Infection: A Population-Based Cohort Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16030390 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 390 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chia-Hung Huang ◽

Ying-Hsiang Chou ◽

Han-Wei Yeh ◽

Jing-Yang Huang ◽

Shun-Fa Yang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Urinary Bladder ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Lower Urinary Tract ◽

Population Based ◽

Control Group ◽

Lower Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Lower Urinary

To investigate the association among lower urinary tract infection (UTI), the type and timing of antibiotic usage, and the subsequent risk of developing cancers, especially genitourinary cancers (GUC), in Taiwan. This retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using 2009–2013 data from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database. This study enrolled patients who were diagnosed with a UTI between 2010 and 2012. A 1:2 propensity score-matched control population without UTI served as the control group. Multivariate analysis with a multiple Cox regression model was applied to analyze the data. A total of 38,084 patients with UTI were included in the study group, and 76,168 participants without UTI were included in the control group. The result showed a higher hazard ratio of any cancer in both sexes with UTI (for males, adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12–1.54; for females, aHR = 1.21; 95% CI = 1.08–1.35). Patients with UTI had a higher probability of developing new GUC than those without UTI. Moreover, the genital organs, kidney, and urinary bladder of men were significantly more affected than those of women with prior UTI. Furthermore, antibiotic treatment for more than 7 days associated the incidence of bladder cancer in men (7–13 days, aHR = 1.23, 95% CI = 0.50–3.02; >14 days, aHR = 2.73, CI = 1.32–5.64). In conclusion, UTI is significantly related to GUC and may serve as an early sign of GUC, especially in the male genital organs, prostate, kidney, and urinary bladder. During UTI treatment, physicians should cautiously prescribe antibiotics to patients.

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