Patients with nongenitourinary sepsis have the highest risk for intensive care unit (ICU) admission, prolonged hospital stay, and representation within 3 days post-discharge. This multicenter ...

Urine is mostly water, but it is not “pure water.” It contains metabolic waste products the body deliberately eliminates..

Hospitals may be able to boost antimicrobial stewardship and reduce the number of patients who start antimicrobial therapy by changing their urine culture ordering practices, according to a study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In most cases, a urine culture combined with empirical antibiotics is the most cost-effective strategy for UTIs, ...

An expert panel convened by the nation’s top post-acute care medical organization has recommended against the routine use of urine PCR tests to diagnose urinary tract infections. Such tests have ...

Researchers implemented a clinical decision support tool for assessing patients with a urinary catheter. The tool was associated with an almost 50% decrease in urine culture testing. A computerized ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have chronic urinary tract infections. I am 79 and suffer from it often. I frequently go to the bathroom five to six times per night. If I’m lucky, I’ll get two or three hours of ...

In a urinalysis, the presence of bacteria and elevated white blood cell levels in the urine usually indicate a UTI. Further tests may be necessary if you have a history of other urinary conditions. A ...